Should You Join Founder Institute? An Honest AMA on Cost, Workload and Outcomes

• Exactly what the program costs and how the equity collective works;
• How many hours a week the program really takes, and when the heavy weeks fall;
• How many founders drop out, and the most common reasons why;
• What graduates actually got out of it, including the ones it did not work for;
• Who should not apply, in our own words.

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• Anyone considering applying to the Germany Founder Institute;
• Prospective founders weighing this against other programs;
• People who were put off by something they read or heard and want it addressed;
• Applicants who need to justify the time and cost to a partner or employer.

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.