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Santiago Spring 2015

El Founder Institute ofrece un curriculum semanal de sesiones constructivas de empresas, diseñadas para ayudar a emprendedores a pensar y trabajar cada aspecto de su negocio, desde la idea inicial al modelo de facturación. Cada sesión está liderada por tres CEO / Mentores, quienes comparten sus opiniones únicas y muchas veces diferentes sobre un tema. Los Founders que participan en el programa tienen tareas para poder ayudar a construir aspectos clave de sus empresas entre las sesiones que se completan en seminarios con sus compañeros.

Orientation

Welcome and meet your peers.

Date: oct 13, 2015
Starts at: 05:30 pm (America/New_York)

Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? How well do you know your peers in the program? Is there someone that might be your Cofounder from the program? Who will lead your Working Group as President? What do you need to know to be successful in the Founder Institute? Which traits do you have that can help you be successful?

Vision and Ideas

Develop a set of strong ideas.

Date: oct 14, 2015
Starts at: 05:30 pm (America/New_York)

Research and Customer Development

Test your ideas with research.

Date: oct 21, 2015
Starts at: 04:30 pm (America/New_York)

Revenue Models

Chose an idea and a model.

Date: oct 28, 2015
Starts at: 04:30 pm (America/New_York)

Naming and Positioning

Name your business.

Date: nov 10, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

How do you develop a good name for your business? How do you position the business with a name? What characteristics make a good name? How do you test different name candidates? What infrastructure do you need when you pick your name? Are there tips to finding a good domain name? What social media platforms should you look to get your name on? How do you develop a logo? Does a name really matter?

Product Development

Plan to build your offering.

Date: nov 18, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

Mentor Idea Review

Present your idea for feedback.

Date: nov 23, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

Are you pursuing a viable business idea? Can you present the idea in a compelling way? Have you done sufficient research on the idea? Is there a viable market? What about about the business is likely to fail? How can the business be improved? Are you a good fit to build this business over the next three, five and ten years?

Team and Advisors

Recruit your first team members.

Date: nov 25, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

Startup Legal and IP

Build a legal and IP strategy.

Date: dic 02, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

What does a new Founder need to know about the law to launch a successful startup? How do you pick a law firm to work with? What is the process of setting up a company? How much do you need to know about the law? What agreements do you need to run a company? What are common legal mistakes? How do you handle intellectual property, including confidentiality, copyrights, trademarks and patents? How much does the law actually matter?

Mentor Progress Review

Present your progress for feedback.

Date: dic 09, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

How do you present the business entering the last few weeks of the program? Is the presentation compelling? Can the business scale? How viable is the financial model? Is the plan to build the business realistic? Is the product or offering planned out well? Can the business generate revenue? What needs to be improved for the business to be successful?

Branding and Marketing

Establish market credibility.

Date: dic 10, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

Sales and Traction

Start generating traction.

Date: dic 16, 2015
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

How do you identify and close your very first paying customers? What are best practices to charge these first paying customers? Should you charge more or less in the beginning? How do you develop a sales funnel or conversion funnel? What are some best practices to track leads and sales? How do you hustle leads and close the first sales, whether business licenses or consumer subscriptions? How do you develop a culture of sales and generating revenues in the early days of a new company?

Bootstrapping and Fundraising

Capitalize the business.

Date: ene 05, 2016
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

Graduation

Graduate from the program.

Date: ene 13, 2016
Starts at: 03:30 pm (America/New_York)

How do you ensure success after Graduation? How do you engage with your peers going forward? The Graduation is the beginning of an exciting period for Founders, where an idea becomes reality. Congratulations!

Post Program Resources

The 4 month Core-Program is just the beginning. We have developed extensive support programs and resources for our Alumni that far exceed any other comparable startup program.

Continued Support

FI Alumni
  • Dedicated Alumni Support Team in Silicon Valley
  • Access to the world's largest network of mentors and investors (35,000+)
  • Private Alumni mailing lists
  • $2M+ in partner discounts
  • Invites to FI sessions & network events
  • Potentail introductions to investors

Post-Programs

Founder Lab
  • A series of virtual advisory programs where you work with our Silicon Valley HQ team to reach next milestones
  • Funding Lab helps get your lead investor within 6 months
  • P/M Fit Lab (2023) helps you get to Product Market Fit
  • FI Venture Network helps you get intros to investors
  • 100% customized and FREE for Alumni