The newest chapter of the Founder Institute, Boston, has an early admissions deadline this Sunday, May 23rd. As a bonus, anyone that applies by this Sunday not only has the best chances to get in the program, but the Institute is also offering to randomly give away one 16 GB WI-FI iPad.
Boston has been amassing an incredibly strong group of Mentors to help enrolled Founders build their dream company, including:
- Alexei Erchak, Founder, Luminus
Dr. Alexei Erchak is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Luminus Devices, the manufacturer of PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice light) LEDs, the brightest and most efficient commercially available LEDs in the world. Dr. Erchak pioneered the photonic lattice light-emitting diode platform on which PhlatLight is based. His technology was used to create the world's first LED DLP TVs, new LED-based front projectors, and LED back-lighting units for large-screen LCD TVs. - Dan Shapiro, Board of Directors, Photobucket
Dan is the founder of Ontela, a pioneering mobile imaging company, where he was named CEO of the Year by MobileBeat. After being placed on the Dow Jones Top 10 in Wireless list, receiving the CTIA award for Best Social Networking Application, and being named Breakthrough Startup of the Year by the WTIA, Ontela merged with Photobucket in December of 2009 where Shapiro now holds a seat on the Board of Directors. - Dharmesh Shah, Founder and CTO, HubSpot
Dharmesh is the founder and CTO of HubSpot. HubSpot provides marketing software for small businesses. The company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has raised over $30 million in venture capital, and has over 2,500 customers. Dharmesh is the co-author of the new book "Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media and Blogs" published by Wiley in October, 2009. - Fred Joyal, CEO & Co-Founder, 1-800-DENTIST
Fred is CEO and co-Founder of Futuredontics, better known to the public as 1-800-DENTIST. Fred's experience proved to be instrumental in the company's ascent to the top of the dental practice marketing services industry. Fred's mission in building the 1-800-DENTIST brand was to provide a consistent flow of screened patients to member dentists and, equally important, to encourage millions of consumers to visit the dentist on a regular basis. Fred has written, produced and appeared in more than 100 of the company's television and radio commercials, which air more than 5,000 times each month on major networks nationwide. - Kelly Perdew, CEO, RotoHog
Kelly is the CEO of RotoHog.com - a venture-backed gaming platform company that provides Games as a Service for major brands. Kelly has been a founder or senior executive of 8 companies including eteamz, MotorPride, CoreObjects, ProElite, K-12 Productions and served in the US Army as an Airborne/Ranger Military Intelligence Officer. Kelly graduated from the United States Military Academy - West Point, and earned a JD from the UCLA School of Law and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA. Kelly also won Season 2 of The Apprentice and worked with Donald Trump in NY for a year. - Roger Yee, Entrepreneur/Founder/Investor
Roger is a veteran of start-ups, having founded three companies that included investor-backed funding and successful exits through acquisitions and IPOs. His previous companies and executive roles include ShadowLogic, Inc. (CEO), a cybersecurity services company; LaunchFuel, Inc. (CTO), where he helped to lead a portfolio of start-up companies through the product development and venture funding of innovative information technologies; and AppNet, Inc. (VP) an Internet and electronic commerce services and solutions firm acquired by CommerceOne for $2.1B. - Stephen Hau, President and CEO, Shareable Ink
As President and CEO of Shareable Ink, Mr. Hau is responsible for all of the operations at Shareable Ink and has full P&L responsibility. Mr. Hau is a entrepreneur who brings over 15 years of experience in healthcare information technology. Mr. Hau founded PatientKeeper and held several executive positions and a Board role over a 12-year period. With humble beginnings, PatientKeeper quickly grew to become the leading developer of physician information systems with over 10% of US acute care hospitals.
The Institute looks forward to helping you build your dream company in 2010.