カリキュラム
Tokyo 2018
カリキュラム
ファウンダー·インスティテュートの起業セッションは週一回行われます。立ち上げビジネスにあらゆる観点から考察を加え、中心となるアイデアを収益モデルにつなげる手助けをします。セッションはそれぞれ、3名のCEOメンターが受け持ち、与えられた課題に対し独自の、それぞれの異なる考え方を提供します。クラス仲間でワーキンググループをつくり、次のセッションまでに自分たちの会社の主要観点を完成させるという課題が与えられます。
ファウンダー·インスティテュートの起業セッションは週一回行われます。立ち上げビジネスにあらゆる観点から考察を加え、中心となるアイデアを収益モデルにつなげる手助けをします。セッションはそれぞれ、3名のCEOメンターが受け持ち、与えられた課題に対し独自の、それぞれの異なる考え方を提供します。クラス仲間でワーキンググループをつくり、次のセッションまでに自分たちの会社の主要観点を完成させるという課題が与えられます。
Welcome and meet your peers.
This is where it all begins. During Orientation, we will review the Founder Institute program structure, curriculum, tools, and requirements. You will review why you have pursued entrepreneurship, and how you or your team will use the program to push your business or business idea forward.
During Orientation, Founders and teams will be segmented into the “Standard Founder” or “Advanced Founder” assignment tracks, depending on the stage of their business or business idea.
These assignments are in addition to any custom "Special Assignments" Founders receive based on their specific challenges, and below is a small sample of the assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Interview customers to develop and valid
In this session, you’ll hear from a panel of experienced Mentors on how to develop startup ideas, how to properly pitch your ideas and strategies, and how to analyze your existing ideas or business. Founders will also present their startup idea to the Mentors and receive in-depth feedback on how to improve their idea and pitch.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Test your assumptions with customers.
In this session, you’ll hear from experienced Mentors on how to validate your key assumptions, interview potential customers effectively, and interpret their feedback. Founders will present their progress to the Mentors to determine if the are pursuing a scalable business with a clear and actionable customer problem.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Develop a viable revenue source.
In this session, Mentors will discuss how to sustain your company before receiving financing or revenue, identifying the most lucrative revenue source for your business, testing different revenue sources with your target customers, and more. Founders will also continue to share their pitch and revenue model to Mentors for feedback and continued refinement.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Create, design and launch a brand.
In this session, Mentors will analyze your existing names and branding, and discuss how to develop a good name for your business, how to develop an enduring brand, and the basics of great user interface design. Founders will also share their pitch and existing branding to Mentors for continued feedback and refinement.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Prepare for Mentor Idea Review
Receive expert feedback to improve.
This is the first big checkpoint in the program to determine each Founder’s progress. During the Mentor Idea Review, every founder will present their customer problem and progress to a panel of FI Mentors for extensive review. Founders will receive a rating, and receive feedback on the validity of their idea, their customer problem, market size, the soundness of their revenue model, and more.
After the Mentor Idea Review, all assignments are Standard, and Founders receive a larger number of custom "Special Assignments" based on their specific challenges.
Set up the company and legal framework.
In this session, startup lawyers and CEOs will explain various legal agreements, startup legal components (such as equity), how to protect intellectual property, the best practices for managing a law firm, and more. As usual, Mentors will also provide Founders feedback on their startup pitch and progress, ensuring that you can better explain what your company is to your growing audience.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Finalize a go-to market plan.
In this session, Mentors will discuss prioritizing your go-to market initiatives, evaluating different models for growing your startup, developing marketing messages that resonate with your target customers, and more. Mentors will also provide Founders with feedback on their go-to-market plans and progress.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Develop a plan to build your solution.
In this session, Mentors will discuss best practices in product development and team management to release a world-class solution, prototyping your solution, speaking with your target customers and to get feedback, and more. Mentors will also provide Founders with feedback on their product’s development and progress.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Review your progress with CEOs.
Similar to the Mentor Idea Review, the Mentor Progress Review is the second major test in the program. In this session, Founders will focus on presenting their progress and traction to a panel of Mentors for a detailed review. Mentors will evaluate Founders based on their progress, their go-to-market plan, the company’s scalability, and more.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Start recruiting a world-class team.
In this session, Mentors will discuss how identify the roles needed to build a world-class company, how to develop a strategy to recruit, board and retain the best people for the roles, and more. Founders will also receive feedback from Mentors on their team plans and product progress.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Focus your business on growth.
In this session, Mentors will discuss such topics as defining success for your company, the various tactics to grow a business, setting growth goals and milestones, communicating your startup’s growth progress and setbacks with stakeholders and advisors, and more. Mentors will also also provide Founders with feedback on their current growth and growth strategy.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Prepare to fundraise from investors.
In this session, Mentors will cover numerous topics related to fundraising, including different fundraising options, what different types of investors expect to see with respect to progress on team, product and traction, and more. Mentors will also provide Founders with feedback on their startup pitch that they can expect to hear from investors.
Below are just a few of the 10-15 assignments you’ll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Graduate and start leading.
Graduating from the Founder Institute is an honor. The program is challenging, and the curriculum is demanding. In this final session, you will celebrate graduating with your peers, friends and family, as well as select Mentors who will discuss the important leadership qualities needed to run a successful company. You will also learn about all of the post-program resources and assistance that the Founder Institute provides.
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.