About us
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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Join the group to be invited to our next event!
Upcoming events
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Founder Night Out: Meet Melbourne's AI Founders, Investors and Operators
Ruby Riviera Taberna Mediterraneo, 53 S Wharf Promenade, South Wharf, VIC, Melbourne, AUYou have watched enough webinars. What you have not done is talk to the people building in this city. No stage, no slides, no panel. A short opening, structured introductions so nobody is stranded, and then the evening is yours. Founders at every stage, local investors with no obligation to pitch or be pitched, and operators who can actually help with something. Register now. Please buy your own food and drinks. Bring what you are working on and what you are stuck on.
❯ Guest Speakers include:
- Alex Sy (Managing Director, ATLAS Business Consulting and Mentoring Services)
- Sameer Babbar (Director, SVB Group)
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Hear directly from Melbourne's builders: who's building what and how
- Which local investors are active and what they are looking at
- What the operators in the room can help with
- Where the local ecosystem is strong and where it is thin
- How to keep the conversations going after the night ends.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Founders at any stage building in or near Melbourne;
- Professionals considering starting something who want to meet people who did;
- Local investors and operators looking for early deal flow and talent;
- Anyone who prefers a conversation to a webinar.
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❯❯ This is an in-person event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/405076/meetup to secure your spot and receive further details.
17 attendees
How to Start an AI Startup Without Quitting Your Job
·OnlineOnlineLeaving a stable job can feel like the price of entry for starting a company. For most first-time founders it is the wrong first step. Research on founders who kept their jobs while starting found they were less likely to fail than those who quit first. This session shows how to build on nights and weekends: what to work on in the first months, how to keep your side project separate from your job, and which signals say it is time to go full time. Register now and start with the job you already have.
❯ Guest Speakers include:
- Ayhan K. Isaacs (Head of Global Growth, Founder Institute)
❯ What You'll Learn:
- What to work on in your first months when you only have nights and weekends
- How AI tools let one person with a full-time job make real progress
- How to keep your side project clear of your employer's time and equipment
- Which signals tell you it is time to go full time
- How structured, part-time programs fit around a day job
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Employed professionals with an idea and no plan to quit yet
- People who want to test a startup before taking a financial risk
- Aspiring founders with family or financial commitments
- Anyone who has put off starting because they cannot leave their job
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❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/406071/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
7 attendees
Past events
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