Startup Insights & Resources
Your central hub for startup knowledge — actionable guides, founder tools, and expert articles, organized around what matters most at each stage.
Join 50,000+ founders getting weekly insights.
New essays, free webinars, and invites to events in your city — every week.
How To Network More Effectively at Any Event, by LA Mentor Larry Benet
Founder Institute Doubles-Down in Croatia With the Launch of Rijeka FI
A Big Partnership for Hanoi’s Appota Plus Funding For PetHub Mark This Week's Grad News Roundup
Learn Anytime, Anywhere with Udemy’s Latest iOS App
Barcelona Founder Institute Now Accepting Applications for the Summer 2013 Semester
How to Kick Ass by Kicking Assumptions, by Tony Greenberg
Engajer wins the Founder Showcase People’s Choice Award
Key Leg in the Startup Equation: Marketing, by Joseph Jaffe
13th Founder Showcase Recap: Thank You for Another Great Event!
Founder Resources
Guides, tools, and frameworks that helped 10,000+ founders worldwide build their startups.
FAST Agreement
A standardized template to formalize founder–advisor relationships and lock in the right equity from the start.
AI Tools for Founders
Curated AI tools to help founders validate, build, and launch faster.
Entrepreneur DNA Assessment
Discover your entrepreneurial strengths in a 30-minute assessment, built from 17+ years of founder research.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our AI-native company-building programs have helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
