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.\
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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.\
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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 (4+)
See all- Building a MedTech & HealthTech startup in Washington DCLink visible for attendees
Founder Institute Washington DC, in partnership with Health2Tech and the SOAR Community Network, is hosting a focused startup event titled "Building a MedTech & HealthTech Startup in Washington DC". This event is open to all startups, with a special focus on MedTech and HealthTech ventures in the East Coast. Join us to explore the unique opportunities and challenges these industries face. The DMV region is a thriving hub for MedTech and HealthTech, supported by its vast network of investors, government organizations, non-profits, and higher education institutions—all expected to be present.
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Health2Tech: is led by Alex Koshykov who is a co-founder of BeKey and a digital health expert who constantly shares news, introduces promising technologies, and promotes secured software & hardware for the healthcare industry on his YouTube channel. He also is a co-founder of YODD, a medical device startup.
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SOAR Community Network: SOAR's commitment is to cultivate leaders who not only excel in their professional roles but also possess a deep-seated desire to make a positive impact on their teams, their communities, and broader society. By fostering team cohesion and empowering collaboration, SOAR aims to create a ripple effect of positive change, proving that leadership grounded in compassion and purpose can indeed transform lives and reshape our world.
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- What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science ResearchLink visible for attendees
Great companies start with great people, so the Founder Institute startup accelerator has been collecting social science data since 2009 to identify the personality traits that correlate with building great startups. On this live and interactive online event, Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute) will share exclusive insights and data collected from over 15 years of research, 175,000 social science assessments, and 7,000 launched companies. If you are interested in the learning the components of "Entrepreneur DNA", then don't miss this candid and informative event.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- What defines a successful entrepreneur?
- Insights from FI's Entrepreneur DNA Assessment, including the 9 Entrepreneur Profiles
- How do you evaluate your potential as a startup founder?
- Specific steps to improve your Founder selection process
❯ Featured Experts:
- Jonathan Greechan - CEO & Co-Founder at Founder Institute - Since 2009, Jonathan has grown and scaled the world's largest pre-seed accelerator to chapters in over 200 cities and 100 countries, producing over 6800 portfolio companies with an estimated value of $35BN. He also serves as an Advisor to Oxford Entrepreneurs (Oxford University), Horasis, and the USC Incubator (University of Southern California). Previously, Jonathan was a Partner of TheFunded.com, the first website for founders to rate and review venture capitalists, and an Executive Producer of the Founder Showcase, a leading Silicon Valley startup conference that hosted speakers like Elon Musk. Jonathan’s writing has been featured in Fortune, TechCrunch, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and he has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯❯ This live, interactive online event promises valuable insights. Ensure your participation by RSVPing at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/17563 to receive the Zoom URL.
- Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup FounderLink visible for attendees
Do you want to start your own technology company, but don't know where to begin? You are not alone. Every day millions of people go to jobs they don't enjoy, but few do something about it. At the "Employee to Entrepreneur" event, you can hear the stories, tips, and best practices of those who left their jobs to pursue their own startup company. Listen to the experiences of people just like you who have made the transition, and discuss any questions or concerns that you have. Afterward, attendees will have an opportunity to network with other aspiring entrepreneurs and share their ideas for feedback.
❯ Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company.
- Anyone with an idea for a new business either launched inside their employer or independently.
- Anyone curious about being an entrepreneur someday.
❯ What Are Some of the Topics?
- What is the difference between being an employee versus being a founder.
- What to consider before becoming an entrepreneur.
- How do you know when the time is right to quit.
- What are the first steps in the entrepreneurial journey.
❯ Featured Grads:
- James Blewett - Founder at Koloso - A passionate advocate for economic development, he has spent over 30 years working in post-conflict regions, promoting growth through privatization deals and market development across Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. Now an impact investor and entrepreneur, he co-founded Koloso, an edtech company in Zambia focused on assessment for learning. Driven by a commitment to social impact, excellence, and creative freedom, he finds this new chapter both challenging and rewarding as Koloso continues to grow and achieve early success.
- Telma Le Guen - Founder & CEO at TheWorkforce - An expert in compensation and benefits turned entrepreneur. She has over a decade of experience crafting total rewards strategies for organizations across more than 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East. She specializes in compensation strategy, employee value proposition, workplace well-being, and employee benefits, with a focus on developing fair and sustainable solutions. As an entrepreneur, she founded TheWorkrate, an enterprise SaaS platform that simplifies salary benchmarking for companies operating in Africa.
❯❯ This live, interactive online event promises valuable insights. Ensure your participation by RSVPing at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/17535 to receive the Zoom URL.
- Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert FeedbackLink visible for attendees
To launch a great startup, it is critical to get feedback on your ideas from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. On this live online event, we will gather several startup experts ready to provide feedback for aspiring entrepreneurs. The event will start by providing guidelines to create a compelling elevator pitch, and then attendees will have the opportunity to share your pitch with other entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors at virtual tables for instant feedback. Even if you don't want to share your pitch, you can still join to hear other startup ideas and witness how the experts review a pitch.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to give a concise, yet compelling, elevator pitch
- What investors are looking for in a startup pitch
- Specific advice and feedback on your pitch and startup ideas
❯ To get the most out of this Pitch for Feedback event:
- Come ready for live video networking.
- Prepare by starting with your one-sentence pitch. See how it's done using our Madlibs format.
- Fill out our Elevator Pitch Worksheet.
❯❯ This live, interactive online event promises valuable insights. Ensure your participation by RSVPing at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/17497 to receive the Zoom URL.