The Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program, is in the final stage of testing demand for opening a new semester in Chengdu for the Winter of 2015.
The testing phase ends soon (Sep 06, 2015), so if you'd like to help bring a new semester to Chengdu, please fill out this form today and spread the word. It only takes five minutes, and there is no obligation.
Over the last few weeks, the feedback we have received in Chengdu has been positive, and we have received a large amount of support from local startup and economic development organizations. In addition, we have reached out to some of the area's top technology entrepreneurs to support the program.
We are humbled by the list of top local and global entrepreneurs that have pledged their support to mentor new companies in a Chengdu Founder Institute program.
This list of entrepreneurs includes:
- Yingpiao Gu: 莹飘 古 - 创始人，董事长, Easytouch Tech. (Shenzhen FI) , Easytouch Tech.
- 佳 田: 联合创始人, 健康优选
- 健婷 左: 资深法律顾问，投融资法律主管, Acfun弹幕视频网
- 军 李: CEO, 北京炜衡（成都）律师事务所
- 唯劼 刘
- 天峻 赵: 董事长, 成都集润品牌管理有限公司
- 宏亮 周: 董事总经理, 中以高投
- 富元 林: 发起人，副董事长，执行董事, MultI-Dimensional Venture Partners，Chinalabs，高盈创投
- 幻成 代: 中国西南区总经理, 神州数码智慧城市服务集团
- 建 肖: CEO, Partners
- 恒 吴: 创始合伙人, 洪泰基金
- 振华 殷: 联合创始人 执行董事, 优客逸家
- 春龙 郭: 创始人, 百合网
- 毅 黄: CEO, 抹茶美妆
- 江 李: 华友会会长, Exhwer Club
- 燕成 夏: CEO, 艾可思互动，四川茂盛电子商务有限公司
- 睿 蒋: 知识产权法律高级顾问, GE 中国
- 科 赵: 招聘负责人, 腾讯
- 虎 田: 成都研发中心总经理, 北京微影时代科技有限公司
- 贵全 赖: CEO, 成都易达公司
- 飞虹 马: 投资合伙人, 汉能投资集团
- And many more to be announced.
In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Chengdu with expert feedback and support to build their companies. In addition, participants 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.
If we get enough demand to officially launch a Chengdu Winter 2015 semester, then we will secure approximately 10 - 20 additional mentors. In fact, in most Founder Institute semesters the ratio of Mentors to Founders is greater than 1:1.
Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 9,000 companies form and improve their business ideas, develop their marketing strategy, create an advisory board, recruit co-founders, improve their pitch, launch a product, prepare to raise capital, bootstrap to profitability, generate revenue, and more.
Help bring a new semester to Chengdu and fill out an Interest Form today.
