Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 2025

Program Schedule

Our flagship 'FI Core' program combines structured sprints with constant feedback to help you reach the milestones needed for investment and growth.

jan 26

Early Application Deadline

abr 27

Final Application Deadline

mai 20 06:00 pm week 1

Co-Founders & Team

In this Feedback Session, Founders will receive feedback from Mentors on their team plans and product progress. In addition, Mentors will discuss how to identify the roles needed to build a world-class company, how to develop a strategy to recruit, onboard and retain the best people, and more.

Date
mai 20, 2025
Time
05:00pm EDT

Sprints

Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:

Deliverables

Validate Track
  1. Candidates - Search for candidates to hire (including Co-Founders) by identifying everyone that you know who is appropriate, or leveraging the FI network, to fill the top two or three roles you are not planning to outsource.
  2. Hiring Process - Develop a hiring and onboarding process using our guidelines to add team members into your organization, and begin executing on the process.
Launch Track
  1. Hiring Process - Develop a hiring and onboarding process using our guidelines to add team members into your organization, and begin executing on the process.
  2. Test Projects - Develop at least one test project for each of your top two or three roles, which should create opportunities for credible candidates to demonstrate their skills.
Traction track
  1. Advisor Review - Arrange a meeting or phone call with at least one of your advisors to discuss your hiring work. Present everything that you have done, and incorporate their feedback into your planning.
  2. Fundraising - Develop your fundraising plan by building a comprehensive, targeted list of connectors and investors focused on your specific stage and sector.
Sprints
Customer Development
Testing
Iteration
Revenue Modeling
Branding & Design
Financial Planning
Roadmapping
Team & Advisors
Product Development
mai 24 06:00 pm week 1

Accelerator Kickoff

mai 25 06:00 pm week 1

Vision & Mission

mai 27 06:00 pm week 1

Growth

jun 01 06:00 pm week 2

Customer Development

jun 03 06:00 pm week 2

Funding

jun 08

Refund Deadline

jun 08 06:00 pm week 3

Revenue & Business Models

jun 10 05:00 pm week 3

Graduation

jun 15 06:00 pm week 4

Pitch Mastery

jun 22 06:00 pm week 5

Mentor Idea Review

jun 29 06:00 pm week 6

Legal & Equity

jul 06 06:00 pm week 7

Go-to-Market & Scale

jul 13 06:00 pm week 8

Product Development

jul 20 06:00 pm week 9

Investor Progress Review

week 10+

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