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SUMMARY:FounderX Silicon Valley: VIP Gathering of Global Founders/ Investo
 rs
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nFounderX is a highly-curated\, i
 ntimate conference will gather \\~300 investors\, founders\, technology ex
 ecutives\, and startup ecosystem leaders from across the globe for three d
 ays of networking events\, group workshops\, and engaging talks from top K
 eynote Speakers.\n\nPrevious speakers for FI events include Elon Musk\, St
 eve Jurvetson\, Yamini Rangan\, Naval Ravikant\, Esther Dyson\, Jason Cala
 canis\, Ben Horowitz\, and many more.\n\n**❯❯ Meetup members must RSVP
  at [https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ](https://luma.com/659pksxq?co
 upon=WE2SPJ) to attend\, the early bird price is available until May 31st.
 **\n\nTO REGISTER\, YOU MUST RSVP AND PAY AT THE LINK ABOVE. RSVPING TO TH
 IS MEETUP DOES NOT GRANT YOU ACCESS TO THIS EVENT.\n\nSee all the latest e
 vent details at [http://FounderX.com](http://FounderX.com) (exact details 
 and speakers will not be updated on this Meetup page).\n\nPlease note: thi
 s event is mainly for Founder Institute investors\, alumni\, mentors\, and
  leaders - so Meetup availability will expire.\n\nThe goal of FounderX is 
 to facilitate meaningful connections and learning across the FI and Decile
  Group Networks\, which span 40\,000+ innovators across 100+ countries and
  6 continents.\n\n////\n\n**❯** See all the latest event details at [htt
 p://FounderX.com](http://FounderX.com) (exact details and speakers will no
 t be updated on this Meetup page).\n\n**❯** Meetup members must RSVP at 
 https://luma.com/659pksxq?coupon=WE2SPJ to attend\, the early bird price i
 s available until May 31st.\n\n⚠️ IMPORTANT: To register\, you MUST RS
 VP and pay at the link above.\n❌ RSVPing to this Meetup does NOT grant y
 ou access to this event.
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SUMMARY:Raising in the Age of AI: An Investor Q&A with Spyros Georgiadis
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nWhat separates a funded startup 
 from one that keeps hearing "no"? Find out straight from the source. Join 
 Spyros Georgiadis\, a go-to-market and revenue leader who has taken compan
 ies from pre-revenue to market leadership across three continents\, for an
  open\, judgment-free Q&A built for founders raising in the age of AI. Whe
 ther you're just starting to think about raising or you're deep in the pro
 cess\, you'll leave with a sharper understanding of what investors are rea
 lly looking for today\, and how to give it to them.\n\n**❯❯ RSVP now a
 t [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24090](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24090)
  to get your link and join us live!**\n\n**❯ Featured Speaker: [Spyros G
 eorgiadis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/spirosg/)**\n**Spyros Georgiadis** 
 is a go-to-market and revenue leader who has taken technology companies fr
 om pre-revenue to market leadership across three continents. Over two deca
 des in corporate and startup environments\, he has led revenue\, GTM\, and
  P&L across SaaS\, AI/ML\, IoT\, energy\, healthcare\, and data-center bus
 inesses in the Americas\, EMEA\, APAC\, and the Middle East. He is the fou
 nder of NeocAI\, an AI go-to-market and revenue strategy practice for scal
 ing B2B companies. As an angel investor and Founder Institute mentor\, he 
 helps founders build investor readiness and secure follow-on funding — g
 iving attendees a firsthand look at how investors evaluate a venture.\n\n*
 *❯ What You'll Learn:**\n\n* What investors look for when evaluating ear
 ly-stage startups — especially in an AI-driven market\n* The signals tha
 t make founders stand out\, and the AI-era claims that raise red flags\n* 
 Different sources of startup funding and when to pursue them\n* How to pre
 pare your startup before approaching investors\n* Common mistakes that cau
 se founders to lose investor interest\n\n**❯ Who Should Attend:**\n\n* I
 dea-stage founders exploring future fundraising\n* Startup teams preparing
  for their first funding round\n* AI and tech founders navigating today's 
 investor landscape\n* Professionals considering starting a venture-backed 
 startup\n* Entrepreneurs curious about how investors make decisions\n\n**A
 dditional Resources:** Find more [Startup Events](https://fi.co/events)\, 
 learn about [Funding Benchmarks and Milestones](https://fi.co/benchmarks)\
 , or subscribe for our [Insights Newsletter](https://fi.co/subscribe) for 
 more startup tips.\n\n**❯❯ Don’t miss this live\, interactive online
  event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwe
 binar/24090](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/24090) to get your link and join
  us live!**
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 16195784/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260914T203000
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SUMMARY:How to Create a Great First Startup Pitch using AI
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nAI is a powerful tool to help as
 piring entrepreneurs create a great pitch\, but when used poorly it can al
 so produce a pitch that sounds just like every other. Jonathan Greechan (C
 o-Founder & CEO of Founder Institute\, GP at Founder Capital) has worked w
 ith 10\,000+ startups in his career and seen even more pitches. On this li
 ve event\, he'll walk you through a structured process to create the first
  pitches for your startup idea\, and share the tools and prompts founders 
 are using in the Founder Institute to create memorable and effective pitch
 es.\n\n**❯❯ RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26692](https://f
 i.co/startupwebinar/26692) to get your link and join us live!**\n\n**❯ W
 hat You'll Learn:**\n\n* How to create an elevator pitch and your first pi
 tch deck\n* Which AI tools to use\, and which to skip\, during the pitch f
 ormation process\n* How Investors look at startup pitches\n* Helpful AI pr
 ompts\, skills\, and tools to supercharge your pitch-building process\n\n*
 *❯ Featured Speaker:**\n\n* **[Jonathan Greechan](https://www.linkedin.c
 om/in/jonathangreechan/) -** **Co-Founder & CEO of [the Founder Institute]
 (http://fi.co/) -** Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Found
 er Institute\, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 200
 9\, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 and a
 cross over 100 countries\, producing over 9\,000 portfolio companies with 
 nearly $2BN in venture funding. In his long career in tech and marketing\,
  Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on marketing\, growth\, and pr
 oduct strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.\n
 \n**❯ Who Should Attend?**\n\n* Aspiring founders who want to start a bu
 siness but lack technical skills\n* Entrepreneurs exploring how AI can acc
 elerate their startup journey\n* Professionals considering launching a sid
 e project or solo startup\n* Early-stage founders interested in AI-powered
  workflows\n\n.\n**❯❯ Don’t miss this live\, interactive online even
 t packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar
 /26692](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26692) to get your link and join us l
 ive!**
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SUMMARY:How to Build a Strong Pipeline of Entrepreneurs for your Innovatio
 n Hub
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nMost innovation hubs and economi
 c development programs underperform for the same structural reason: not en
 ough promising applicants. The result? Empty incubators\, freelancer-occup
 ied co-working spaces\, and funding going to a small number of un-promisin
 g companies. Drawing on lessons from 17 years running global incubators an
 d accelerators\, Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder and CEO of the Founder Inst
 itute) will walk through strategies that successful entrepreneurship progr
 ams use to generate large volumes of applicants and companies.\n\n**❯❯
  RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/25272](https://fi.co/startupweb
 inar/25272) to get your link and join us live!**\n\n**❯ What You'll Lear
 n:**\n\n* Why most innovation hubs and economic development programs under
 perform and the structural fixes that programs in 200+ cities have actuall
 y figured out.\n* How to build connected programming that takes a workforc
 e of latent talent all the way to deal-ready ventures plugged into your lo
 cal capital.\n* How to identify entrepreneurial talent already sitting ins
 ide your local workforce and what to do once you've found it.\n* How AI-na
 tive tools are compressing program timelines and measurably increasing fou
 nder velocity\, without becoming a buzzword.\n* Real-world examples from t
 he field\n\n**❯ Featured Speaker:**\n\n* [Jonathan Greechan](https://www
 .linkedin.com/in/jonathangreechan/) \\- Co\\-Founder & CEO of[ the Founder
  Institute](http://fi.co/) \\- Jonathan Greechan is the Co\\-Founder & CEO
  of the Founder Institute\\\, the world's largest pre\\-seed startup accel
 erator\\. Since 2009\\\, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapt
 ers in over 200 cities and 100 countries\\\, producing over 9\\\,000 portf
 olio companies with nearly $2B in venture funding\\. In his long career in
  tech and marketing\\\, Jonathan has advised thousands of startups on mark
 eting\\\, growth\\\, and product strategy and has spoken at startup confer
 ences on four continents\\.\n\n**❯ Who Should Attend?**\n\n* This sessio
 n is designed for Innovation Hub Directors\, Economic Development Officers
 \, ESO leaders\, Chambers of Commerce\, Trade Associations\, and City and 
 County Leaders who want actionable strategies to create jobs\, retain foun
 ders\, attract investment\, and take visible credit for regional growth.\n
 \n**❯❯ Don’t miss this live\, interactive online event packed with v
 aluable insights! RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/25272](https:/
 /fi.co/startupwebinar/25272) to get your link and join us live!**
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