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Is Your AI Startup Ready for Founder Institute? 1:1 Office Hours With a Director

Get your specific questions about the program answered one on one with a Director.

Date
Sep 29, 2026
Time
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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You have a question that a webinar will not answer, and you would rather not ask it in front of forty people. Book fifteen minutes with a Director instead. Whether your idea is far enough along. What your application would need to be competitive. Whether the workload fits around your job. Whatever is actually stopping you. Slots are limited and run weekly through application season. Register now and take one.
What You'll Learn:
  • Whether your idea is a fit for the program at its current stage;
  • What your application would need to be competitive;
  • How the program would fit around your job and your commitments;
  • Which parts of the curriculum are most relevant to what you are building;
  • Anything you would rather not ask in front of a group.

Your Host:
  • {NAME} - Director, Japan Founder Institute

Who Should Attend:
  • Prospective applicants with a specific question that a webinar will not answer;
  • Founders unsure whether their idea is far enough along;
  • Applicants deciding between this semester and the next;
  • Anyone who wants a direct conversation before committing.

Additional Resources: Find more Startup Events, join an InfoSession if you would rather start with the overview, or read Reviews from past cohorts.

About Founder Institute: The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.

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