Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, like CoinCraft, Echo Wearables, and KidUpTo, and our efforts in Melbourne have also been profiled by several high profile media channels.
Now, the Founder Institute is exploring launching a new semester in Melbourne this year.
If you'd like to help bring a new semester to Melbourne, then fill out an Interest Form, or attend a free event. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (Aug 12, 2024), then the Founder Institute will formally launch a new 2016 semester.
The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. If you are serious about launching a startup, the Founder Institute can give you the structured process, constant feedback and evaluation from expert mentors, and global network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.
In order to test demand for a Melbourne - Australia Spring 2024 semester, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events in Melbourne:
- Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 3:00am, Apr 19, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341124
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- How to Acquire Your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 3:00am, Apr 25, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341130
- Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 10:00am, May 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340829
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 3:00am, May 09, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341136
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 3:00am, May 21, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341142
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, May 23, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340355
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, May 28, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340909
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 3:00am, May 30, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341148
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 10:00am, Jun 06, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/340973
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 10:00am, Jun 11, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341009
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 3:00am, Jun 13, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341172
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 3:00am, Jun 18, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341166
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 3:00am, Jun 27, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341160
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 10:00am, Jul 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341156
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 10:00am, Jul 16, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341249
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 10:00am, Jul 23, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/343961
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 12:00pm, Dec 24, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/342633
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Melbourne include local startup leaders Ian Hopkinson (Founder, Mad Scientist Digital) and James Kyd (Advisor, LaunchVic).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Melbourne Founder Institute program include:
- And many more to be announced.
Help bring a new Founder Institute semester to Melbourne and fill out an Interest Form today.
