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.
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!
Join the group to be invited to our next event!
Upcoming events
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How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days
·OnlineOnlineThe gap between a good idea and a fundable startup isn't talent. It's knowing how to test what's real before you invest months into what isn't. AI has made that process faster and more accessible than ever, but only if you know which prompts and workflows actually work. In this session with Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder and CEO of the Founder Institute), you'll get the exact tools and processes founders are using to run customer research, validate demand, and scope products without burning time on the wrong assumptions. If you've been waiting for a smarter way to start, this is it.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to use AI to stress-test a startup idea before writing a single line of code
- The prompts that replace weeks of customer and market research
- How to define your first product without a technical background or a co-founder
- The most costly AI mistakes aspiring founders make, and how to skip them entirely
- How to generate real market signals from your idea in days, not months
❯ Featured Host:
- Jonathan Greechan, Co-Founder and CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest AI-native company builder. Since 2009, he has grown the organization to chapters in over 200 cities across more than 100 countries, producing over 9,000 portfolio companies with nearly $2 billion in venture funding. Over his long career in tech and marketing, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on growth, marketing, and product strategy, and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26325 to get your link and join us live!
4 attendees
Pitch the Problem your startup tackles to potential co-founders & Investors
·OnlineOnlineGot a startup or an idea that addresses one specific problem for one specific audience? Pitch that one problem and pitch yourself to potential co-founders in the audience. Join an interactive online event to get live feedback from top investors & experts who've helped founders raise millions. Learn how to craft a winning elevator pitch, then watch real startup critiques to see what works and what doesn't. Expect candid insights and actionable feedback you can't find in blogs or books. Be ready to engage with potential co-founders who join you in Zoom break-out rooms after you pitch!
🗣️💻 Live face-to-face Zoom session 🤝 (not a webinar)
To get selected for the agenda, pre-submit the problem your startup addresses:
- Visit submission_form
Additional Information:
To prepare, start with your problem from your one-sentence pitch.❯ What You'll Learn
- How to deliver a concise and compelling elevator pitch (60–90 seconds)
- What investors look for in an early-stage pitch (team, traction, TAM, timing)
- How to structure clear problem–solution–value propositions
- If selected, targeted feedback on your specific problem and next steps.
❯ Who Should Attend
- Founders and idea-stage entrepreneurs seeking expert feedback on their pitch
- Early-stage teams preparing for accelerators, angels, or pre-seed rounds
- Aspiring founders who want to learn investor expectations and pitch structure
- Anyone interested in observing live pitch critiques and best practices
- Anyone looking for co-founders based in ANZ
❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/391957/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
5 attendees
Past events
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