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The Founder Institute and Focus Product Design have partnered to give IoT hardware Founders a structured approach to building a hardware business. This gives Founders the opportunity to enroll in the Founder Institute for free and get Phase 1 and prototyping services from Focus Product Design for a 20% discount.

The most promising IoT based applicants for the San Francisco chapter will be awarded the IoT Hardware Fellowship on behalf of Founder Institute and Focus Product Design. By teaming up, all awarded Founders will have access to complimentary office hours each week and bonus content that overlaps with the SF curriculum already provided by Founder Institute. The goal of this partnership is to support hardware Founders at key points during the program and after the program ends to increase your chances of success. Learn more about the Focus Product Design IoT Hardware Fellowship by contacting: fi@focuspdm.com

Eligibility: In order to be eligible for this Fellowship for the San Francisco Summer 2015 Semester, you must complete your application and Admissions Test by the Early Application Deadline of 11:59 PM on 2015-05-10.You must also send an email confirming your application to fi@focuspdm.com after applying through the link below.

Grant: The Focus Product Design IoT Hardware Fellowship is awarded to the most extraordinary IoT hardware applicants, and the recipients will be awarded within 5 days after the Early Admissions Deadline (2015-05-10). All applicants will be notified via email when the Fellowships are awarded.

Click here to apply for the Focus Product Design IoT Hardware Fellowship.

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