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The Founder Institute, the world's premier startup launch program, is currently exploring a new semester launch in Location Forthcoming for 2017 to help local entrepreneurs build meaningful companies.

If you'd like the Founder Institute to help you launch your startup, then fill out an Interest Formor attend a FREE event to learn and learn from top startup experts. If enough people complete this form by the Launch Deadline (Dec 31, 2023), the Founder Institute will formally launch a 2017 program in your city.

To test the demand for a Location Forthcoming program, the Founder Institute will host several FREE startup events in Location Forthcoming:

Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Location Forthcoming are local startup leaders Jeffrey Werby (Owner/Community Manager, 1701 - Virginia Beach Coworking), Joel Nied (Partner, Price Benowitz - Transactional Group), and Lisa DeNoia (Technology Consultant/Salesforce CRM & SteelBrick CPQ Practice Manager, Port and Starboard LLC).

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch some of the fastest-rising startups across 6 continents, including Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more. 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 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.

Help bring the Founder Institute to Location Forthcoming and fill out an Interest Form today.

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