Since launching in Atlanta in 2013, the Founder Institute, the world's largest startup launch program, has helped launch several promising companies in the region.
Now, the Founder Institute is hoping to launch a new semester in Atlanta this year. If you'd like to help bring a new semester to Atlanta, then fill out an Interest Form, or attend a FREE event to learn and from top startup experts. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (Oct 08, 2024), then the Founder Institute will formally launch a new 2017 semester.
To test the demand for a Atlanta - Silicon Valley Fall 2024 semester, the Founder Institute will host several FREE startup events in Atlanta:
- How to Acquire Your First Customers with Actionable SEO Strategies : 1:00pm, Apr 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340795
- Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 1:00pm, Apr 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342809
- Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 8:00pm, May 01, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340817
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 1:00pm, May 08, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340842
- Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 12:00pm, May 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345162
- Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 1:00pm, May 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342669
- How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 1:00pm, May 20, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340862
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, May 22, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340330
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340897
- How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 1:00pm, May 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340921
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00pm, Jun 03, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343393
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00pm, Jun 05, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340940
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 8:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/340998
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 1:00pm, Jun 12, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341021
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Jun 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341041
- How to Turn your Value Proposition into a Product Market Fit: 1:00pm, Jun 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341392
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Jun 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341060
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, Jul 01, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341079
- How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 1:00pm, Jul 03, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341907
- How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 1:00pm, Jul 08, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344353
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 8:00pm, Jul 15, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341212
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Jul 17, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341291
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00pm, Jul 22, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343921
- How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 1:00pm, Jul 24, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343098
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 1:00pm, Jul 29, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341602
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341853
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 1:00pm, Aug 12, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344052
- Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 8:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341719
- Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 8:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/341772
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 8:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343213
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00pm, Sep 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344175
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Sep 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342302
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342413
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 1:00pm, Nov 04, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/343284
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 8:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344650
- What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 8:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/345387
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 1:00pm, Nov 27, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342490
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 1:00pm, Dec 02, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342196
- Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 1:00pm, Dec 09, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344741
- How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 1:00pm, Dec 16, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/344860
- Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 8:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/New_York): https://FI.co/e/342590
Running the Founder Institute's efforts in Atlanta are local startup leaders Loleta Robinson (Founder, My Home Health Store), Monique Mills (Founder & Principal, TPM Focus), Sheffie Robinson (President, Touco Direct, LLC), and Terassah Thompson (♔Website & Search Engine Optimization Consultant, All Web LLC).
Other successful entrepreneurs who have pledged their support to mentor founders in a Atlanta Founder Institute program include:
- And many more to be announced.
The Founder Institute is the most challenging and effective step-by-step startup launch program for talented and motivated aspiring entrepreneurs. Our program gives you a structured process and constant feedback from expert mentors and a global network of entrepreneurs. In addition, the Founder Institute is the only program of its kind that focuses on people versus ideas, accepts founders with day jobs, and shares equity with all participants.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to transition from employee to entrepreneur, test their startup ideas, build a team, get their first customers, raise funding, and more - like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, and Appota. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
