Winter 2009 New York

Program Schedule

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

Nov 08

Early Application Deadline

Nov 25

Final Application Deadline

Dec 03 06:30 pm week 1

Your Vision and Idea Types

In each weekly Feedback Session, Founders will pitch and outline their strategies/ progress to the Mentors for feedback, get tips and insights on the week's topic, and have multiple opportunities to ask questions. This week you'll get tips on how to develop a strong vision for your business.

Date
Dec 03, 2009
Time
05:30pm EST

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. Education - Undergo a crash-course in popular startup and venture capital methodologies, metrics, and terms/ lingo.
  2. Tracking - Research and start tracking the communities surrounding your local and vertical startup ecosystems.
Launch Track
  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.
Traction track
  1. Customer Interviews - Using our templates, interview at least 15 customers. If you already have done extensive customer development then outline your current findings and identify areas that require deeper understanding.
  2. Identify Unknowns - Document a detailed understanding of the main customer problem, and fill any required gaps in your customer knowledge.
Sprints
Research
Ideation
Customer Development
Testing
Dec 10 06:30 pm week 2

Basic Research

Dec 17

Refund Deadline

Dec 17 06:30 pm week 3

Naming and Branding

Jan 07 06:30 pm week 6

Company Roadmap

Jan 14 06:30 pm week 7

Earning Revenue

Jan 21 06:30 pm week 8

Hiring and Firing

Feb 04 06:30 pm week 10

Intellectual Property

Feb 11 06:30 pm week 11

Partners and Suppliers

Feb 18 06:30 pm week 12

Startup Legal and Incorporation

Mar 04 06:30 pm week 14

Marketing and Publicity

Mar 11 06:30 pm week 15

Presentation

Mar 18 06:30 pm week 16

The Funding Lifecycle

Mar 25 06:30 pm week 17

Graduation

week 18+

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