Los Angeles Fall 2019

Program Schedule

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

Sep 08

Early Application Deadline

Oct 13

Final Application Deadline

Oct 23 06:00 pm week 1

Vision

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
Oct 23, 2019
Time
09:00pm 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. 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
Oct 23 06:00 pm week 1

Orientation

Oct 30

Refund Deadline

Oct 30 06:00 pm week 2

Customer Development

Nov 06 06:00 pm week 3

Revenue

Nov 13 06:00 pm week 4

Branding & Design

Nov 20 06:00 pm week 5

Mentor Idea Review

Dec 04 06:00 pm week 7

Legal & IP

Dec 11 06:00 pm week 8

Go-to-Market & Scale

Dec 18 06:00 pm week 9

Product Development

Jan 08 06:00 pm week 12

Mentor Progress Review

Jan 15 06:00 pm week 13

Hiring & Onboarding

Jan 22 06:00 pm week 14

Growth

Jan 29 06:00 pm week 15

Equity & Funding

Mar 18 06:00 pm week 22

Showcase & Celebration

week 23+

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