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Winter 2010 Bay Area
Applications: Nov 07, '10
Sessions: Nov 14, '10 - Feb 23, '11
Vision
Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 50 cities worldwide.
Sponsors
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors. The firm has offices in Austin, Palo Alto, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.
HP Startup Central has offered cover the Course Fee in an HP Fellowship program. Three strong technical candidates will be selected to attend the Founder Institute courtesy of this HP offering.
Startup Weekend is a non-profit organization that has become one of the leading catalysts for startup creation, co-founder dating, and entrepreneurship in over 100 cities and 25 countries worldwide. At Startup Weekend events, attendees pitch ideas, form teams, and build functional prototypes in just 54 hours. Startup Weekend - "No Talk, All Action."
Resources
This Week’s Must-Read Articles for Entrepreneurs
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include insights from Adeo Ressi on Startup Ideation, building a startup community, raising capital, finding a great startup idea, and more.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
This Week’s Must-Read Articles for Entrepreneurs
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include tips for how to negotiate with VCs, advice from Evan Williams, why now is the best time to be an entrepreneur, and more.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
This Week’s Must-Read Articles for Entrepreneurs
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include tips for minimizing your risk, influencing others with your ideas, top leadership traits, and why the lean startup changes everything.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
FI Wants to Know: What’s the Worst Thing About Working For Someone Else?
We know that working for someone else can can be a drag. Fortunately, you don’t have to do it forever, and here at FI, we strive to help people from all walks of life reach their full potential. So, if you are feeling trapped in a job that’s less than desirable, you’re not alone - scores of people feel the same way.
The question is, are you ready to do something about it?
This Week’s Must-Read #Startup Articles
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include advice building your brand, growth hacking, fundraising with AngelList, and one blogger's thoughts on imitation and building a better product.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
This Week’s Must-Read #Startup Articles
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include advice on relationship building, funding, beating your competition, and more.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
This Week’s Must-Read #Startup Articles
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include tips for how to outwit your competitors, mastering SEO, how to make the most out of coffee meetings with investors, and more.
Read on to see our picks for this week's top articles:
This Week’s Must Read Articles From Around the Web
Each week we scour the web for insightful articles to share with the FI network.
This week's top articles include advice for staying sane while starting up, becoming the master of your field, and tips for saying 'no' to distractions.
Read on to see our picks for this week's must-read articles:
10 Must-Read #Startup Articles from 2012, as Chosen by the FI Network
As a startup accelerator, we aim to provide our founders with the best resources possible. These resources come from our directors, mentors, and popular publications, all with the same goal in mind; to help inspire founders from all walks of life. After perusing through the collection of articles shared with you throughout our networks last year, we are excited to bring you the most popular stories in 2012.
Founder Institute Releases Standard Advisor Agreement
One of the biggest problems that Founder Institute companies and our 650+ Mentors have is forming an advisor agreement. Today we’re trying to fix this by releasing a standard template agreement, named “FAST” (Founder/ Advisor Standard Template), which outlines standard terms and allows an advisor agreement to be set by simply checking a few boxes. The goal is to encourage more collaboration between experienced and new Founders, both inside the Founder Institute and out.
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