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 Penang for the Winter of 2016.
The testing phase ends soon (May 02, 2017), so if you'd like to help bring a new semester to Penang, 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 Penang 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 Penang Founder Institute program.
This list of entrepreneurs includes:
- Aaron Lim: Managing Director, Goody Technologies Sdn Bhd
- Charles Tang: CEO, InstanteStore
- Chau Ging Li: Managing Director, CG Computers Sdn Bhd
- Chon Leong Dato' Yoon: Director, Penang Science Cluster
- Clarence Leong Chee Yee: CEO, EasyParcel.com
- Douglas Khoo: Co-Founder, Qunar.com
- Dr.Ganesan Velayathan(Ph.D): Angel Investor, Fun & Cool Ventures Inc.
- Eric Lee: Pied Piper . Creative Generalist . Entrepreneur, Refruit
- Ganesh Kumar Bangah: Executive Chairman, Commerce.Asia
- Heislyc Loh: Founder, Devs Asia
- Howie Chang: CEO, Hello Howie, Ayuh Bina
- Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
- Johnson Lam: Founder, KakiDIY Dot Com
- Kee Siak Chan: Founder and CEO, Exabytes Network Sdn Bhd
- Kwee Bee Chok: Managing Director, Teak Capital Sdn Bhd
- Lee Daqing: Principal Consultant, Info Trek
- Luke Cheah: Director, PINTAS Solution Sdn Bhd
- Radin Baidrul Ikram Radin Soenardi: Co-Founder, Managing Director, Pearl Maternity Hospital
- See Mei Chow: Head of Designer, Piktochart
- Siak Keng Ang: Partner, ZICOlaw
- Suan Sear Tan: Co-founder, DeliverEat
- Su Yuen Chin: Founder & CEO, MomoCentral
- Tzu Ming Chu: CEO, www.impersuasion.com
- Winston Teo: Founder & Product Architect, Singapore Power
- Yin Tan: Founder and CTO, SmartShopper & Trilobyte
- And many more to be announced.
In the Founder Institute's structured, step-by-step program, these mentors will provide promising startup entrepreneurs in Penang 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 Penang 2017 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 7,500 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 Penang and fill out an Interest Form today.
