We got up and are going! FounderWise is proud to announce that we will be conducting the Founder Institute Winter 2009 semester in Seattle. What’s the Founder Institute? Read on below and then see the Founder Institute tab…
The Founder Institute (http://www.founderinstitute.com/) is a four month training program for both new and seasoned entrepreneurs. The Institute prepares founders to lead the next generation of world-class technology companies across a wide range industries, from the biotech to the internet. Weekly company-building sessions are guided by experienced CEOs, and they are held in the evening to allow participants to keep their day job or develop their companies during business hours. All of the program stakeholders, from the participating founders to the experienced CEO Mentors, share in the upside generated by the companies formed during the program. Participants also enjoy free services from more than three dozen Institute Partners, fundraising opportunities at fair market value, and a teamwork-oriented environment to build a company.
Sound good? Potential Founders (students) interested in the Seattle winter semester of the Founder Institute can apply at http://www.founderinstitute.com/apply/5. Early Admissions Close on November 12, 2009, regular admissions are due by November 27, 2009.
Earlier this year on September 8th, 66 founders (students) graduated from the inaugural semester of the Founder Institute in the Bay Area creating 54 companies. Skimble (http://skimble.com/), a web portal to track your active lifestyle, was the first Institute company to launch with several thousand outdoor enthusiasts as early users, as well as a nice article in TechCrunch (http://bit.ly/siNpz). In the first six weeks since graduation, three companies have been funded in one way or another and many more are bootstrapping while looking.
Talking to these Founders is inspiring!
Want to learn more about the Founder Institute program in the Seattle area? Come to a special informational evening at the Boeing Auditorium on the University of Washington campus on the evening of November 2nd, 2009, hosted by the UW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Registration for the free event is available at http://founderwise.com/events/.
