Online Event
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder
Learn the best growth tactics from leading experts
Date
Sep 02, 2024
Time
08:00 pm - 09:30 pm
Address
Online Event
Do you want to start your own technology company, but don't know where to begin? You are not alone. Every day millions of people go to jobs they don't enjoy, but few do something about it. At the "Employee to Entrepreneur" event, you can hear the stories, tips, and best practices of those who left their jobs to pursue their own startup company. Listen to the experiences of people just like you who have made the transition, and discuss any questions or concerns that you have. Afterwards, attendees will have an opportunity to network with other aspiring entrepreneurs and share their ideas for feedback.
Featured Graduates:
- Chandrasekaran Jayaraman- Founder & CEO at Watsan Envirotech Private: Chandrasekaran is dedicated to making a positive environmental and social impact. He brings 35+ years in engineering and manufacturing and 10+ years as a social entrepreneur. His company creates affordable, electricity-free water purifiers using nano-filtration, focused on providing clean water to underserved communities. As a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow, UNIDO Consultant, and TEDx speaker, he holds multiple patents and awards for innovations in water and sanitation.
- Gwyneth Borden - Founder & CEO of Remynt: a fintech startup revolutionizing debt collection by empowering consumers with modern debt resolution strategies. With over 15 years of experience in public policy across sectors, Gwyneth brings a unique perspective to transforming the credit and debt ecosystem. She leads Remynt in developing innovative financial tools and a supportive community, enabling consumers to rebuild credit and achieve financial stability. Her mission is to provide a path to economic freedom for credit-challenged individuals.
Moderated by:
- Chris Foltz - Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Institute: Chris is a renowned transformation strategist, startup mentor, and Managing Director of the Silicon Valley-based global strategy firm Responsible Solutions Ltd. Foltz advises founders, industry leaders, and policymakers across 6 continents. From a well-established career in partisan politics to a battle with drug addiction, incarceration, and losing everything to the point of homelessness - Chris defied the odds 15 years later when he was named to the Institute for Real Growth’s “IRG100”, an annual cohort of the top 100 Chief Marketing Officers and change agents in the world. Foltz brings a fresh, authentic, and polymathic approach to unique brand storytelling and impactful go-to-market strategies to multiple industries around the globe.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company
- Anyone with an idea for a new business either launched inside their employer or independently
- Anyone curious about being an entrepreneur someday
What Are Some of the Topics?
- What is the difference between being an employee versus being a founder
- What to consider before becoming an entrepreneur
- How do you know when the time is right to quit
- What are the first steps in the entrepreneurial journey
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company
- Anyone with an idea for a new business either launched inside their employer or independently
- Anyone curious about being an entrepreneur someday
Additional Resources:
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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