Our flagship 'FI Core' program combines structured sprints with constant feedback to help you reach the milestones needed for investment and growth.
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 powerful free 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:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Cada founder presenta su "Why Statement" — 3 a 5 oraciones que definen por qué existe su startup. Los mentores dan feedback directo para refinar la visión del proyecto.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
En cada sesión semanal de retroalimentación, los fundadores presentarán sus estrategias y avances a los mentores para recibir comentarios, consejos y perspectivas sobre el tema de la semana, y tendrán múltiples oportunidades para hacer preguntas. Esta semana recibirás consejos sobre cómo desarrollar una visión sólida para tu negocio.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Sesión especial para para armar bien la presentación de 3 minutos y saber como preparar las reuniones con mentores. Taller desarrollado por Mentor FI : Francisco Musso
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
¿Tienes una startup o una idea? Únete a este evento interactivo en línea para obtener retroalimentación en vivo de inversionistas y expertos de red de Founder Institute y de Austral Angels que han ayudado a levantar empresas. Aprende a crear un discurso de presentación impactante en una breve presentación y luego observa análisis reales de startups para ver qué funciona y qué no. Espera perspectivas sinceras y retroalimentación práctica que no encontrarás en blogs ni libros. ¡Prepárate para participar! Esta es una sesión en vivo, no un seminario web.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
This is the first big checkpoint in the program to determine your progress. During the Mentor Idea Review, you will present a longer presentation to a panel of FI Mentors for extensive review. You will receive a rating, as well as feedback on the long-term viability of your offering, revenue model, growth strategy, and more.
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.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
LINK ZOOM 2: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3502508047?omn=82672022246 In this Feedback Session, startup lawyers and CEOs will explain various legal agreements, startup legal components (such as equity), cap tables, how to protect intellectual property, the best practices for managing a law firm, and more. As usual, Mentors will also provide Founders with ratings and feedback on their startup pitch and progress.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
¿Sabes distinguir entre usar IA para validar tu idea y usarla para construir algo que nadie necesita? Carolina Lagos, mentora de FI Chile e ingeniera de software, compartirá criterios prácticos para founders técnicos y no técnicos. Revisaremos casos reales donde la IA aceleró el crecimiento y otros donde escondió problemas fundamentales. Regístrate para tomar decisiones informadas sobre tu stack tecnológico.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
La mayoría de los productos tech que no venden no tienen un problema de ventas, tienen un problema de validación mal cerrada. El síntoma aparece en comercial; la causa está en producto. En esta charla comparto un framework de 4 preguntas diagnósticas que cualquier founder puede hacerse solo para identificar dónde está realmente trabado, ilustrado con casos reales de empresas tech en LATAM. No es una receta de "cómo conseguir clientes en X días", es un diagnóstico para entender por qué no los tienes.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
En esta sesión de retroalimentación, los fundadores presentarán a los mentores sus avances en el desarrollo de clientes para analizar si están desarrollando un negocio escalable con un problema del cliente claro y que se pueda resolver. Los mentores también les brindarán consejos sobre cómo validar sus principales supuestos, entrevistar eficazmente a clientes potenciales e interpretar mejor la retroalimentación recibida.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current product, and/or product roadmap. Expert in product development will also discuss best practices in product management, roadmapping, managing product teams, and more.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current go-to-market plans and progress, and cover topics like marketing messaging, unit economics, customer acquisition, and more.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
En esta sesión de retroalimentación, los fundadores recibirán comentarios de los mentores sobre los planes de su equipo y el progreso del producto. Además, los mentores abordarán cómo identificar los roles necesarios para construir una empresa de clase mundial, cómo desarrollar una estrategia para reclutar, integrar y retener al mejor talento, y mucho más.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Similar to the Mentor Idea Review, the Investor Progress Review is the second major test in the program. In this session, Founders will focus on give a long presentation their progress and traction to a panel of Investors and Advisors for a detailed review. Founders will be evaluated based on their progress in the program, the company's scalability, and more.
Below are just high-level previews of the 10-15 deliverables you'll complete through Working Groups and Office Hours:
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
Personalized by AI to your startup's needs — more advanced or more basic — with powerful free AI agents to help you complete the company building work.
The FI Core Program is just the beginning of a life long journey.
Founder Institute Alumni get access to a series of advanced accelerator programs, ongoing support from our Silicon Valley Team, valuable partner and service discounts, and more to continue building the business for years to come.
Dedicated Alumni Support Team in Silicon Valley
Access to the world's largest network of mentors and investors (40,000+)
Private Alumni mailing lists
$2.5M+ in partner discounts
Invites to FI sessions & network events
Potential introductions to investors
A series of virtual advisory programs where you work with our Silicon Valley HQ team to reach next milestones
Funding Lab helps get your lead investor within 6 months
The FI Venture Network matches Alumni ready for funding with a massive pool of investors that specialize in writing 'first or second checks' of funding
Exclusive for FI Alumni
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