What we’re about
Startup Founder 101 brings together aspiring and experienced tech entrepreneurs to discuss, meet, and collaborate to build great new startups, and to push the local startup ecosystem forward.
This group hosts numerous free events throughout the year where you can learn the best practices of starting a company from people who have been there and done that. You’ll have the opportunity to meet local founders and investors, exchange ideas with experts, get feedback on your idea, participate in startup workshops, and more.
Typical startup event topics include:
• Coming up with a strong startup idea
• Startup legal basics
• How to pitch your startup
• Starting a company without quitting your day job
• How to raise funding for your startup
• And much more!
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Upcoming events
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Brainstorm a Great Startup Idea for 2026: Online Workshop
•OnlineOnlineDid you know that you don't need to be naturally creative or wait for a sudden 'aha' moment to come up with a great startup idea? In fact, anyone can generate innovative business ideas by following a clear, structured process. In this live workshop, Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CEO of Founder Institute) will reveal a proven framework for developing impactful startup ideas, based on his experience working with over 10,000 startups worldwide. Participants will also have the chance to present their ideas and network with other aspiring entrepreneurs in their industry.
❯ RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21574 to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to avoid common startup mistakes and learn how to refine your ideas.
- Proven strategies for generating successful startup concepts.
- Six actionable frameworks to help you develop your ideas.
- Networking and idea-sharing for valuable feedback and potential co-founder connections.
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Jonathan Greechan - Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 8100 portfolio companies with nearly $2B in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing, growth, and product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Anyone who has an early-stage company or a startup idea.
- Anyone who would like feedback on their idea or pitch.
- Anyone that is interested in joining a new startup or looking for a co-founder.
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21574 to get your link and join us live!
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Session 12 (of 12): AI Agent to Magnify Your Quality of Life and Success
•OnlineOnlineWhat if you could lead your venture to success while being fully present for those you love? Then we can work together to automate the noise and protect your time for your key relationships. These three skills will empower you to scale your team while prioritizing your highest quality of life.
❯ 3 Main Points of the Session
- The Architecture of Delegation: How to move from a single chat interface to an "Orchestrator" model. You will learn how to build a central brain that listens to your requests and automatically selects the right sub-process to execute the task.
- Modular Skill Building: We will cover how to build "skills" (like deep research, asset generation, or database management) as standalone modules. This allows you to upgrade or swap individual abilities without breaking your entire system.
- Creating a Closed-Loop Feedback System: How to ensure your agents talk to each other. We’ll look at how data from a research agent can be automatically passed to a creative agent to ensure all outputs are grounded in facts, not guesses.
❯ 3 Resulting Skills & Abilities
- Asynchronous Project Management: You will gain the ability to "fire and forget" complex tasks via voice or text. You’ll be able to trigger multi-hour research or creative projects in seconds and receive a notification only when the finished product is ready for review.
- Specialized Resource Allocation: You will learn how to match the "intellectual weight" of a task to the right logic engine. This gives you the skill to run high-speed operations cheaply while reserving high-powered logic only for the most complex creative problems.
- Automated Knowledge Compounding: You will implement a system that automatically logs every action, discovery, and cost. This creates a searchable "corporate memory" for your startup that grows more valuable the more you use it, making your operations independent of your personal manual input.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Key metrics and pre-requisites for raising funding
- How to make yourself more attractive to investors
- The best ways to source different funding resources such as Angel investors, Venture Capitalists, grants and loans
❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/386892/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
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