The Founder Institute has graduated over 400 companies in over 20 cities worldwide. Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past week:
- Fashioning Change Launches Green Shopping Recommendation Engine (TechCrunch): Fashioning Change has developed a "Netflix-style recommendation engine for green shopping", which launched in beta on TechCrunch just in time for the holiday season. Read the full article on TechCrunch here - there are 100 beta invites available. The company and its Founder, Adriana Herrera, are Graduates of the San Diego Founder Institute.
- FI Grad @Zirtual Opens Memberships for Black Friday Weekend (Zirtual): Zirtual, an invitation-only personal concierge service, opened up a limited number of memberships to help busy professionals survive the holiday season. The company and its Founder, Maren Kate, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
- MyQaa at French Government Event (MyQaa): MyQaa, a web and a mobile application that creates interaction before, during & after events, was used at a French Government event. MyQaa and its Founders, Eric Vence and Rchad Mitha, are Graduates of the Paris Founder Institute.
- Twusic released from Beta (Twusic): Twusic, a simple way to stream and share your Twitter music feed to your social network just by tweeting the song and artist’s name, released from beta. The company and its Founder Amaury Lesplingart, are Graduates of the Brussels Founder Institute.
- Are you REALLY an Expert? This infographic will tell you (Udemy): In a story originally posted to their blog, Udemy shares an infographic that demonstrates what it takes to become an expert in a given area. The crowdsourced learning platform Udemy and its Co-Founders Gagan Biyani and Eren Bali, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Founder Institute.
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