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Madrid Winter 2016

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: mar 17, 2016
Starts at: 12:30 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: mar 18, 2016
Starts at: 12:30 pm (America/New_York)

Research and Customer Development

Test your ideas with research.

Date: mar 31, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Revenue Models

Chose an idea and a model.

Date: abr 07, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Naming and Positioning

Name your business.

Date: abr 14, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Mentor Idea Review

Present your idea for feedback.

Date: abr 21, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Startup Legal and IP

Build a legal and IP strategy.

Date: abr 28, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Team and Advisors

Recruit your first team members.

Date: may 05, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Product Development

Plan to build your offering.

Date: may 12, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Mentor Progress Review

Present your progress for feedback.

Date: may 19, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (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?

Sales and Traction

Start generating traction.

Date: may 26, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (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?

Branding and Marketing

Establish market credibility.

Date: jun 02, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Bootstrapping and Fundraising

Capitalize the business.

Date: jun 09, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (America/New_York)

Graduation

Graduate from the program.

Date: jun 30, 2016
Starts at: 11:30 am (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