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Moscow Winter 2014

Program schedule

The FI Agentic Program is 10 sessions plus Funding Day. Every founder in the cohort attends the same sessions; the work between them is set by your Playbook.

Between cohorts

Moscow is between cohorts

The sessions below are the sequence every cohort runs. Dates go up as soon as the next cohort is scheduled.

1 Session 1

Вводная лекция.

Готовы ли вы стать предпринимателем? Познакомились ли вы с другими участниками программы? Возможно, кто-то вам уже интересен как партнер? Кто возглавит вашу рабочую группу? Хотите ли вы стать президентом группы? Как получить наибольшую пользу из семинаров Founder Institute? Чего ожидать от запуска своего стартапа? Какие качества фаундера являются залогом того, что стартап будет успешен?

Sprints

Every Founder follows the Agentic Track, an AI-personalized curriculum that adapts each sprint to be more advanced or more basic based on your stage, with AI agents to help complete the work.

The below deliverables are in addition to any custom "Epic Sprints" you may receive based on your specific challenges, and are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Office Hours - Book your first Office Hours with Local Leaders and Mentors to get guidance on the next steps for your business.
  2. Hotseat Pitch - Prepare a one sentence verbal pitch for the weekly "Founder Hotseat", where you present to Mentors during the Feedback Sessions.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
2 Session 2

Бизнес-идея, видение своего бизнеса и предпринимательские ценности

Что такое хорошая бизнес-идея? Как ее найти? К чему вы действительно неравнодушны? Есть ли у вас видение того, чем хотелось бы заниматься? Как превратить свое любимое дело и видение в бизнес-идею? В чем заключается брейнсторминг бизнес-идей? Какие есть инструменты для оценки бизнес-идеи, как отличить хорошую от плохой? Как запуск своей компании соотносится с вашими целями и видением?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Market Research - Utilize our market research template to collect accurate and available market information on the customer problems you are analyzing.
  2. Personas - Build an initial Buyer Persona to better understand your target customer's needs, challenges, and buying process.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
3 Session 3

Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development

Как исследовать потенциальный рынок, чтобы протестировать свою бизнес-идею? Достаточно ли большой рынок для вашего продукта? Что означает “хороший” или “плохой” рынок? Уделять ли внимание конкурентам? Кто ваши конкуренты? На каких ключевых предположениях основана ваша бизнес-идея? Можно ли протестировать эти предположения еще на этапе идеи? Как найти потенциальных клиентов и собрать их мнение о продукте? Как грамотно построить опрос? ------------ ENG: What research can you do to validate or to kill an idea? Does the market that you choose matter? What are good markets, and what are bad markets? Do competitors matter and why? How do you define your competitive landscape? How do you determine the key assumptions of your business? Can key assumptions be tested? What are tactics to test key assumptions when you just have an idea? How do you identify and interview potential customers? What are some tactics for effective surveying?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Customer Interviews - Develop a longer series of customer interview questions based on your initial interviews and key assumptions, with at least ten open-ended customer interview questions for each customer problem.
  2. Revenue Modeling - For each remaining customer problem, develop or improve a professional landing page targeted to your initial customer archetype, and quickly build up a mailing list to receive customer feedback.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
4 Session 4

Модели монетизации / Revenue Models

Как будет ваш стартап зарабатывать? Какие бывают модели получения доходов, и каковы присущие им проблемы? Как определиться с выбором идеального клиента для конкретной модели монетизации? Как найти источники доходов в вашей модели? Что еще нужно знать, чтобы выстроить модель монетизации? Как выбрать между разными моделями и идеями? ------ ENG: How do you build a revenue model for your idea? What are viable revenue models to pursue? How do you identify ideal customers for a revenue model? What are some common problems with popular revenue models? Are there tips or tricks with different revenue models? How do you determine revenue drivers in your model? What do you need to know to finish a model? How do you choose between multiple revenue models and multiple ideas?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Revenue Models - Narrow down that problem to three potential revenue models, and thoroughly analyze the positives and negatives of each model.
  2. Professional Pitch Deck - Use our templates to develop a professional three minute long pitch deck, based on the feedback, concepts and flow that have resonated from your Hotseat pitches.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
5 Session 5

Pitch Hacks

Дмитрий Попов проведет тренинг по эффективной презентации стартапа. В преддверии Mentor Idea Review становится очень важным уметь рассказывать о своей идее так, чтобы вас не только понимали, но и хотели поддержать.

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
6 Session 6

Название и позиционирование стартапа. // Naming and Positioning

“Как вы лодку назовете, так она и поплывет”. Как выбрать своему стартапу хорошее название? Как название связано с позиционированием? Чем отличается хорошее название? Как тестировать разные варианты? Какие нужны ресурсы для выбора названия? Как найти хорошее доменное имя? На каких социальных платформах нужно регистрироваться? Каким должен быть логотип? Вообще, важно ли название для стартапа? ----- ENG: How do you develop a good name for your business? How do you position the business with a name? What characteristics make a good name? How do you test different name candidates? What infrastructure do you need when you pick your name? Are there tips to finding a good domain name? What social media platforms should you look to get your name on? How do you develop a logo? Does a name really matter?

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
7 Session 7

Разработка приложений.

Все, что вы хотели узнать о разработке приложений, но не знали, у кого спросить. Внепрограммный семинар-консультация.

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
8 Session 8

Mentor Idea Review

Are you pursuing a viable business idea? Can you present the idea in a compelling way? Have you done sufficient research on the idea? Is there a viable market? What about about the business is likely to fail? How can the business be improved? Are you a good fit to build this business over the next three, five and ten years?

Sprints

After the Mentor Idea Review, Founders receive a larger number of custom "Epic Sprints" with deliverables based on their specific challenges. Below are high-level previews of standard deliverables.

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Advisor Candidates - You will create (or fill out) an Advisory Board in the next 5 weeks, so develop a target list of new advisor candidates based off your identified needs and gaps in knowledge/ connections.
  2. Advisor Outreach - Leverage the FI network to get introductions to your targets where necessary, and follow our templated process to make progress on your advisory board.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
9 Session 9

Startup Legal and IP

What does a new Founder need to know about the law to launch a successful startup? How do you pick a law firm to work with? What is the process of setting up a company? How much do you need to know about the law? What agreements do you need to run a company? What are common legal mistakes? How do you handle intellectual property, including confidentiality, copyrights, trademarks and patents? How much does the law actually matter?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Law Firm Engagement - If you don't already have a law firm, meet with your law firm candidates and sign an "engagement letter" with your chosen firm.
  2. Corporate Formation Agreements - If you don't already have a suitable corporation, secure all of your corporate formation agreements which govern how the business conducts itself.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
10 Session 10

Team and Advisors

How do you find the right team to launch your company? How do you identify the right set of advisors? How do you manage your advisors? What are responsibilities and compensation for advisors? How do you identify the right roles to help you launch a product or offering? Do you expect the roles to change over time? How can recruit people to fill roles when you have limited resources? What metrics do you track when recruiting? Do you need a cofounder? What are some common pitfalls with cofounder? Is a team necessary to launch a company?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  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.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
11 Session 11

Product Development

How do you plan to build a product or offering from the beginning? What are techniques to build a product roadmap? How do you specify what to build? How do you organize resources to build a product? What are strategies to estimate time and costs? What do you track to measure success? How often do you need to see milestones achieved? What are common mistakes when building product? How do you keep product progress ongoing when you have many competing priorities?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Intellectual Property - If you have not already, secure and protect the intellectual property for all of the work done to date. Examine the need for patents, if applicable, following our guidelines.
  2. Team Analysis - Define and get extensive feedback on the requisite technical skills, soft skills, expertise, and networks will be needed in your core team.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
12 Session 12

Rapid Prototyping 101

Мастер-класс про скоростное прототипирование цифровых проектов: сайтов, мобильных приложений, проектов и продуктов. Ведущие семинара: Thalient (Антон Уткин, Дмитрий Кириллов и Наталья Покровская).

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
13 Session 13

Bits of Wisdom from Sergey Gribov

Сергей выступит на темы Legal/IP и Team/Advisors, после чего они вместе с Петром Татищевым дадут отзывы по вашим питчам, в качестве подготовки к выступлению перед менторами 11 апреля.

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
14 Session 14

Mentor Progress Review

How do you present the business entering the last few weeks of the program? Is the presentation compelling? Can the business scale? How viable is the financial model? Is the plan to build the business realistic? Is the product or offering planned out well? Can the business generate revenue? What needs to be improved for the business to be successful?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Polished Investor Pitch Deck - Create an expanded, 12-slide pitch deck incorporating any feedback from the Investor Progress Review, using our templates.
  2. Growth - Make progress on your growth goals, and examine or adjust how your strategy and the system to keep yourself accountable is performing.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
15 Session 15

Sales and Traction

How do you identify and close your very first paying customers? What are best practices to charge these first paying customers? Should you charge more or less in the beginning? How do you develop a sales funnel or conversion funnel? What are some best practices to track leads and sales? How do you hustle leads and close the first sales, whether business licenses or consumer subscriptions? How do you develop a culture of sales and generating revenues in the early days of a new company?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Alternatives - Identify two alternative models (markets or "pivots") for your go-to-market solution to discover the most lucrative market opportunity. Interview at least 2 customers for each alternative.
  2. Advisor Follow-Up - In the next Step you will finalize advisors, so begin finalization meetings with your top candidates, and set up test Advisor Test Projects where necessary following our templates.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
16 Session 16

Branding and Marketing

How do you establish yourself as an expert in your field? What tools are used to follow important news and narratives? How do you identify and create industry narratives of your own? How do you identify and connect with influencers and journalists? What infrastructure do you need to be influential? How do you create content that attracts readers and commentary? How do you grow your influence in a market over time?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Sales - Pursue aggressive goals to close new revenue or users, which may be signups, payments, a signed contract, a pre-payment or a signed letter of intent.
  2. Pivot - Consider a pivot if you are not meeting your growth goals, sales, product or hiring progress targets. If you decide to Pivot, schedule a call with one of your Local Leaders to discuss your proposed pivot in the business and do the same with your advisors.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
17 Session 17

Bootstrapping and Fundraising

What are the various ways to capitalize your company in the very beginning? How do you ask friends and family for money to support you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of bootstrapping? What do local angel investors require before making an investment? How do you develop a target list of appropriate angel investors? What materials are required to raise angel investment? What milestones should you look to achieve next? How do you set your six month and twelve month objectives in the very beginning? How should you think about selling the business or exiting the business?

Sprints

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

Deliverables

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

  1. Advisor Strategy - Set up a call with each of your advisors and briefly review your "Victory Condition", the funding strategy, hiring plan, sales plan and product plan.
  2. Use of Proceeds - Examine the capital needs of the business, and extend your financial model to project revenues and expenses for a total of 24 months from now.
The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
18 Session 18

Graduation

How do you ensure success after Graduation? How do you engage with your peers going forward? The Graduation is the beginning of an exciting period for Founders, where an idea becomes reality. Congratulations!

The Agentic Track

Customized to your startup's needs, more advanced or more basic, with AI agents to help you complete the work.

The sprint types, with the session each one starts and ends in.
Sprint Starts Ends
Pitching Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Customer Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Leadership Development Session 1, Вводная лекция. Continues after the program
Sales & Customer Acquisition Session 3, Исследование рынка и Привлечение клиентов / Research & Customer Development Continues after the program
Product Development Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Continues after the program
Revenue Modeling Session 4, Модели монетизации / Revenue Models Session 8, Product Development
Legal & IP Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 10, Sales and Traction
Branding & Design Session 5, Mentor Idea Review Session 11, Branding and Marketing
Financial Planning Session 7, Team and Advisors Session 13, Graduation
Team & Advisors Session 7, Team and Advisors Continues after the program
Fundraising Prep Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Post-Program Onboarding Session 11, Branding and Marketing Continues after the program
Next

After Funding Day

Graduating is where the real work starts, and FI stays in your corner for it.

Every graduate joins a global alumni community with ongoing support, tools, and access to investors for years after the program ends.

What happens after I graduate?

What Graduates Get
What Graduates Get
  • Access to Funding Days to pitch to active investors

  • Exclusive support from the FI Grad team

  • Continued access to AI tools and agents for one year

  • Access to Cap and other tools for five years

  • Discounts to major annual events like FounderX

  • Limited free access to ongoing Founder Bootcamps

Your Playbook

How your Playbook fits this schedule

The schedule is the spine every founder shares: 10 sessions and Funding Day. Your Playbook is the flesh on it. Two founders in the same cohort attend the same sessions and work on different deliverables between them.

See how your Playbook is built

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