Online Event
Top Applicant Session: Meet FI CEO Connor Sattely + Local Graduates
Ask FI's CEO and top graduates anything before you decide on your seat.
Date
Nov 19, 2026
Time
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
Address
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You've been selected as one of the top applicants for the Founder Institute New York Fall 2026 program, which onboarding starts on 11/24. Before the final admission deadline on 11/10, join this invite-only session to meet Founder Institute CEO Connor Sattely and hear directly from New York graduates about how the program went for them.
Ask anything about the curriculum, the weekly time commitment, mentors, equity and cost, and leave knowing exactly what it takes to graduate.
Register now to save your seat in the session.
What You'll Learn:
- What Founder Institute looks for in founders, straight from CEO Connor Sattely;
- How the program works week to week, from assignments to mentor sessions;
- Where top graduates started, what changed during the program and what they've built since;
- Straight answers on time commitment, mentors, equity and cost;
- The exact next steps to secure your seat before 11/10.
Featured Mentors:
Connor Sattely - CEO @ Founder Institute - Connor Sattely is the CEO of the Founder Institute, the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder. He has spent 15 years in startup ecosystems around the world, working with thousands of startups and hundreds of local entrepreneurship programs, and has founded companies of his own. Before joining FI, he spent two years at Decile Group, helping more than 200 VC firms make over 1,000 deals through VC Lab. He has also led Venture Institute, VC Lab's free program for people starting a career in venture capital, and launched the Top Decile Podcast, which interviews the newest VC firms in the Decile Group community.
George Yusupov CEO of Uppership - George Yusupov is the Founder & CEO of Uppership, which gives DTC brands control over fulfillment after inventory leaves their hands. Brands connect to a vetted warehouse network by API, and Uppership routes their orders, holds warehouses to SLAs in real time, and reimburses the brand automatically when a warehouse misses. Before Uppership, George spent 15 years running Atlantic Export, a parcel freight company. He grew it from a 500 sq. ft. space and $60K in revenue to $3M across four countries in its first four years. He is a graduate of the Founder Institute New York program, and Founder Capital invested in Uppership’s seed round.
George Yusupov CEO of Uppership - George Yusupov is the Founder & CEO of Uppership, which gives DTC brands control over fulfillment after inventory leaves their hands. Brands connect to a vetted warehouse network by API, and Uppership routes their orders, holds warehouses to SLAs in real time, and reimburses the brand automatically when a warehouse misses. Before Uppership, George spent 15 years running Atlantic Export, a parcel freight company. He grew it from a 500 sq. ft. space and $60K in revenue to $3M across four countries in its first four years. He is a graduate of the Founder Institute New York program, and Founder Capital invested in Uppership’s seed round.
Who Should Attend:
- Applicants accepted into the New York Fall 2026 program who have not enrolled yet;
- Founders weighing the program against their current job and schedule;
- Applicants with open questions about equity, cost or the weekly workload;
- Co-founders who want to make the decision together before the deadline.
Additional Resources:
For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in New York, see our list of Startup Resources. Want the full picture before you decide? See how the Founder Institute program works. Already thinking about your build? Try our AI Skills for founders.
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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