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Silicon Valley Spring 2013
Applications: Mar 17, '13
Sessions: Apr 01, '13 - Jul 09, '13
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.
First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and the full range of wealth management services with an emphasis on exceptional relationship-based service and a solid commitment to responsiveness and action.
Ravix Group - Ravix Group Inc.provides seasoned consulting expertise to outsource the finance, human resources, and facilities functions of early-stage and middle market companies so that management can focus on their priorities to increase the value of their company.
Purplepatch Services is a strategy consulting firm offering technology firms Marketing Communications and User Experience Design solutions.
Institute News
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:
10 Essential Steps to Starting Up, by Eran Savir
Inside FI gives you exclusive access inside the training sessions of the Founder Institute. To get updates when we release new videos, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
In this talk from the Tel Aviv Founder Institute, Eran Savir outlines 10 basic steps to starting up. Beginning with how to find a good idea, Eran advises on market size, industry expertise, and more.
How to find a good mentor for your startup, by Alan Colmenares
Founder Feedback gives you insight from the startup trenches.
In this post from his blog, Alan Colmenares, Managing Partner at Socialatom Ventures and Director of the Medellin Founder Institute, shares his experience as a startup mentor in Colombia. In addition to believing that not all mentors need to be of celebrity status, Alan says, "What I truly believe (and what I tell some) is that their best mentor is the customer".
From Spain to Singapore, this Week’s Grad News Features Startups from 6 Cities Worldwide
The Founder Institute has helped launch over 750 new technology companies across 40 cities and five continents.
Over the past week, Entryless got rave reviews, Piggybackr was featured on Fox Business, Gridblaze founder Mikhail Choo spoke about selling his company for seven figures, Kindara was featured on the DailyCamera, and Yton won Vietnam's Sao Khue Software Award.
Have An Acute Focus On The Problem, Not the Solution, by Dave Parker
Founder Feedback gives you insight from the startup trenches.
In a post from his blog, Dave Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of Bundled.com and Director of the Seattle Founder Institute, asks founders to think about whether or not their startup idea solves a customer problem, or is it merely a solution? Can you build a company around your idea or are you just a feature?
Mikhail Choo on Selling Gridblaze for Seven Figures within a Year of Graduation
Earlier this year, Founder Institute Graduate Gridblaze was acquired for a seven figure sum. This was a pretty amazing accomplishment for Mikhail Choo, the company's founder, who fully bootstrapped the company and sold it less than a year after graduating from the Singapore Founder Institute program.
Read more here..
Spanish Startups in the News: How Four FI Grads in Spain are Innovating to Make a Difference
From enhancing travel experiences, to aiding the disabled in the workplace, our Spanish Founders are getting creative at tackling some major global issues. As of late, their innovative solutions have been catching the attention of local publications, ABC and TicBeat, who have featured several of our Madrid and Barcelona graduates in their online journals.
Read on to see what a few of our graduates in Spain have been up to.
Congratulations to Yton, Winner of Vietnam’s Prestigious Sao Khue Software Award
After graduating from the Vietnam Founder Institute, medical social network startup, Yton, is now regarded as one of the top companies in Vietnam. This year, the company received the highest 5-star prize from the Sao Khue (Venus) Software Award, organized by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA)
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:
Aim High, Disrupt, and Differentiate, by Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz
Inside FI gives you exclusive access inside the training sessions of the Founder Institute. To get updates when we release new videos, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
In this talk by Tel Aviv Founder Institute mentor, Rodrigo Sepúlveda Schulz, Schulz gives founders guidance on how to enter the startup market, and stresses the importance of assessing potential revenue early on.
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