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The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, announced today that it is exploring a new chapter launch in Melbourne this Autumn 2014.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to “Globalize          (Melbourne photo from Shutterstock)                        Silicon Valley” and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.

If you'd like to help bring this great program to Melbourne, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by Sunday, March 16th 2014, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a Melbourne Chapter for the Autumn of 2014.

Melbourne would be the Founder Institute's third location in Australia, joining existing programs in Sydney and Perth. Since launching in Sydney in 2010, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 35 Australian companies, including highly-publicized startups like Slidefish, FoodOrbit, GeoMoby, and many more. The Melbourne launch was covered by StartupSmart editor Gavin Lower in an article titled The Founder Institute considering starting a chapter in Melbourne

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.

In order to test demand in Melbourne, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events; 

  • How to Build a Moonshot: Lonestar’s Mission to the Moon: 4:00am, Apr 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341100
  • Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 4:00am, Apr 04, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341106
  • How Early-Stage AI Startups Will Fix Global Problems: 3:00am, Apr 11, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341112
  • Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 3:00am, Apr 16, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341119
  • Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 3:00am, Apr 19, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341124
  • 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 : 3:00am, May 09, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341136
  • Building 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
  • Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 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
  • Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts: 3:00am, Jun 27, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341160
  • Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 3:00am, Jul 02, 2024 (Australia/Melbourne): https://FI.co/e/341156

 Leading the Founder Institute’s efforts in Melbourne is Matt Allen, and Sebastian von Conrad. Matt has been running startups since the mid 90s, and is now focussed on helping startups avoid the same mistakes he made.

“I’m excited to bring FI to Melbourne. Having mentored the last two Sydney FI classes myself, it’s time to make it a reality in Melbourne" - Matt Allen

Sebastian von Conrad works as development manager at Envato, a Melbourne-based company running some of the world's largest online marketplaces and education sites.  

"Melbourne is a quickly growing technology hub, and the focus is shifting from Sydney to Melbourne" - Sebastian von Conrad

 Other successful entrepreneurs who have signed on to mentor founders in the program include:

  • And many more to be announced.

 Help bring the Founder Institute to Melbourne and fill out an Interest Form today.

 

About The Founder Institute

The Founder Institute (www.FI.co) is the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.  

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide. 

The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi. 

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