The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, announced today that it is exploring a new chapter launch in Saint Petersburg this Spring 2014.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs.
If you'd like to help bring this great program to Saint Petersburg, then fill out an Interest Form.
If enough people complete this form by Sunday, March 9th 2014, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a Saint Petersburg Chapter for the Spring of 2014.
In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
In order to test demand in Saint Petersburg, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events, where you can develop ideas, meet successful local CEOs, and get a taste of The Founder Institute;
Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Saint Petersburg is Andrei Komarovski, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of coffeelab.vc.
“There are a lot of great professionals in Russia who want to build a startup, but they can’t clarify and execute their ideas. So we have decided to start from this point” – Andrei Komarovski
Many successful entrepreneurs have also signed on to mentor founders in the program, including people from companies like Wrike.com, Qik.com, DoctorAtWork.com, Semrush.com, WayRay.com, RuTarget.ru, ResumUp.com and others. To see the full list of mentors in Saint Petersburg, visit http://fi.co/mentors/saint_petersburg.
If enough people show interest in the program, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a chapter in Saint Petersburg for the Spring 2014.
Help bring the Founder Institute to Saint Petersburg and fill out an Interest Form today.
About The Founder Institute
The Founder Institute (www.FI.co) is the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, helping aspiring founders across the globe build enduring technology companies. In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs “learn by doing” and launch a company through structured training courses, practical business-building assignments, and expert feedback from a large network of business mentors. Plus, aspiring founders are not required to quit their day job to participate, so they can begin building a business around their ideas without putting their livelihood at risk.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies, which have created over 30,000 new jobs. The company's mission is to “Globalize Silicon Valley” and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.
The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi.
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