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Since 2009, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 50 startups across Los Angeles and New York City. Now we're getting ready to launch many more, as we gear up for new Spring 2012 Semesters in both cities. If you or someone you know could benefit from expert training and feedback to launch a technology startup in Los Angeles or New York City, then apply today

The Final Application Deadline for the New York City Founder Institute is Saturday, February 4th. Sessions take place on Wednesday evenings from February through May. 

The Early Application Deadline for Los Angeles is Sunday, February 12th. Sessions take place on Monday evenings from March until July.

Helping our founders across NY and LA with critical feedback, advice, and guidance are;

  • Alexandra Wilson, Founder of Gilt Groupe;
  • Andres Blank, Founder & COO of Pixable;
  • Brian Liu, Chairman & Co-Founder of LegalZoom;
  • David Teten, Parter of ff Venture Capital;
  • Evan Rifkin, CEO of Burstly.com;
  • Fred Joyal, CEO & Co-Founder of 1-800-DENTIST;
  • Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo;
  • Jason Nazar, CEO of Docstoc;
  • Jeff Stewart, Founder of Lenddo, Urgent Group;
  • Kelly Perdew, CEO of RotoHog.com;
  • Max Haot, CEO of Livestream;
  • Michael Diamant, CEO of Skip Hop;
  • Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari, Chuck E. Cheese, and uWink;
  • Peter Pham, CEO of BillShrink;
  • Sam Yagan, CEO of OkCupid;
  • Scott Heiferman, CEO of Meetup;
  • Scott Painter, CEO of Zag;
  • Vinnie Lauria, Co-Founder of Lefora.com;
  • And many more. 
 

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