BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Meetup//Meetup Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:Waterloo Startup Founder 101 X-WR-CALNAME:Waterloo Startup Founder 101 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315363771@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260707T102021Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260708T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260708T140000 SUMMARY:The AI-Native Founder Revolution: Build Your Company Faster Than E ver DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nThe world has shifted. AI is rew riting how companies get built\, and the barriers that once kept great ide as locked away are crumbling in real-time. What used to take months now ha ppens in minutes. The biggest window of opportunity for new founders in a generation has opened\, and it's happening right now. Join **Adeo Ressi**\ , Chairman of Founder Institute\, for an exclusive global session as he un veils FI's evolution from startup accelerator to the World's Largest AI-Na tive Company Builder.\n\n**❯❯ RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebina r/26028](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26028) to get your link and join us live!**\n\n**❯ What You'll Learn:**\n\n* The New Paradigm of Company Bui lding: why traditional accelerator models are outdated and how AI-native f ounders are building the fastest-growing companies in history.\n* The Demo cratization of Creation: How AI has eliminated traditional barriers: no te chnical co-founder required\, no six-month MVP timeline\, no team of marke ters needed just to validate your idea.\n* From Zero to Founder in the AI Era: See how FI's proven methodology\, refined over 1\,200+ cohorts\, now empowers solo founders and ambitious professionals with AI agents\, tools\ , and a global network of mentors and investors.\n* The Path to Funding: U nderstand how Founder Capital and FI's investor network provide first chec ks to the most promising AI-native startups.\n\n**❯ Featured Speaker:**\ n\n* **[Adeo Ressi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeoressi/)** \\- CEO at * *[Decile Group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decilegroup/)** and and C hairman at **[the Founder Institute](https://fi.co/)** \\- Adeo has person ally launched 14 venture capital funds and founded 11 startups\\\, having nearly $2 billion in exits before the age of 30\\. He is currently CEO of Decile Group\\\, powering the next generation of venture capital firms wor ldwide and parent of the VC Lab venture capital accelerator\; and Chairman at the Founder Institute\\\, a pre\\-seed accelerator with chapters in ov er 250 cities worldwide and over 8\\\,900 portfolio companies\\.\n\n**❯ Perfect For:**\n\n* Experienced professionals: (5-15+ years) ready to solv e real problems in their industry\n* First-time founders with big ideas bu t uncertain how to start\n* AI-curious professionals who want to be on the right side of the revolution\n* Solo founders looking for structure\, com munity\, and expert guidance\n\nThe future belongs to AI-native companies. This event will show you how to be part of building it.\n\n**[Reserve you r spot](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26028)** for this game-changing conve rsation about the future of entrepreneurship.\n\n"The barriers to entrepre neurship are falling away. There are more potential founders than at any p oint in human history." — *The Founder Institute Vision*\n\n**❯❯ Don ’t miss this live\, interactive online event packed with valuable insigh ts! RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26028](https://fi.co/startup webinar/26028) to get your link and join us live!** URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/waterloo-startup-founder-101/events/3 15363771/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260622T051614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T051614Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315475176@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260707T102021Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260709T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260709T130000 SUMMARY:Venture Trailblazers featuring Tim Draper DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nVenture Trailblazers is an exclu sive event series that connects leading investors\, founders\, and ecosyst em leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition\, we are honored to welcome Tim Drap er\, founder of Draper Associates\, DFJ\, and the Draper Venture Network\, and one of the world's most recognized venture capitalists. The goal of V enture Trailblazers is to educate and connect founders\, leaders\, mentors \, and investors across the global Founder Institute\, VC Lab\, and FI Ven ture Networks.\n\n**On July 9th\, Tim Draper joins Adeo Ressi for the next edition of Venture Trailblazers.**\n**RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupw ebinar/26260](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26260) to get your link and joi n us live!**\n\nTim Draper is one of the most recognized venture capitalis ts in the world and the founder of Draper Associates\, DFJ\, and the Drape r Venture Network\, a global network of venture capital funds. He has back ed some of the most transformative companies in technology from their earl iest rounds\, including Tesla\, SpaceX\, Coinbase\, Skype\, Hotmail\, Twit ch\, Robinhood\, Baidu\, Box\, Carta\, Planet\, Cruise Automation\, and mo re than 20 unicorns in total.\n\nA leading global voice for entrepreneurs\ , Tim is also one of the most prominent advocates for Bitcoin and decentra lization. He famously won the U.S. Marshals' Bitcoin auction in 2014\, has invested in over 50 crypto companies\, and led early investments in Coinb ase\, Ledger\, Tezos\, and Bancor\, among others.\n\nTim is a regular pres ence across major networks as a proponent of entrepreneurship\, innovative governance\, free markets\, and Bitcoin. His recognitions include the Wor ld Entrepreneurship Forum's "Entrepreneur of the World\," one of the top 1 00 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine\, the top 20 most inf luential people in crypto by CryptoWeekly\, #1 most networked VC by Always On\, #7 on the Forbes Midas List\, and a member of the Global Guru 30 Star tup Gurus in the world.\n\n**❯ What We'll Cover**\nIn this candid conver sation\, Tim and Adeo will explore:\n\n* Tim's journey as an investor and the philosophy that has guided his decisions over the decades\n* The story behind his early bet on SpaceX\, and what it taught him about backing aud acious founders\n* Lessons drawn from across his portfolio of category-def ining companies\n* His current thinking on crypto and AI\, and where he se es each headed next\n* His advice for emerging managers building enduring\ , high-performing venture firms today\n\n**❯❯ Don’t miss this live\, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at [http s://fi.co/startupwebinar/26260](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26260) to get your link and join us live!** URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/waterloo-startup-founder-101/events/3 15475176/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260629T202528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T202528Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315503416@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260707T102021Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260709T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260709T150000 SUMMARY:Go From Idea to Working App with AI\, Featuring Adeo Ressi DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Startup Founder 101\nYou have an idea. Maybe you've t ested a few AI tools and built something promising. But turning a demo int o a real app is where most non-technical founders get stuck. This session will help you get unstuck. Join Adeo Ressi\, Chairman at Founder Institute \, for a free walkthrough of the tools builders use to turn ideas into wor king products\, without traditional coding. We'll cover Replit\, Claude\, and a simple workflow you can follow\, even if you've never written code b efore. You'll leave with a clearer path from idea to app\, and a better un derstanding of how to start building with AI.\n\n**❯❯ RSVP now at [htt ps://fi.co/startupwebinar/26262](https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26262) to ge t your link and join us live!**\n\n**❯ What You'll Learn**\n\n* The core AI build stack\, demystified: We cut through the noise and walk you throu gh Replit and Claude in plain English. No jargon\, no assumptions\, no tec hnical gatekeeping.\n* How the vibe coding workflow actually works: See th e workflow in action\, from a plain English prompt to a running applicatio n. You will understand not just what the tools do\, but how to use them to gether effectively.\n* Where most non-technical founders get stuck: We cov er the most common friction points so you can avoid the detours that slow most people down.\n* Your next step toward a working app: This session is designed as a launchpad. By the end\, you will know exactly what to do nex t and have a clear path to building something real.\n\n**❯ Featured Spea ker**\n\n* **[Adeo Ressi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeoressi/)** has fo unded 11 startups\, launched 14 venture capital funds\, and generated near ly $2 billion in exits before the age of 30. He is currently CEO of **[Dec ile Group](https://decilegroup.com/)** and Chairman of the **[Founder Inst itute](https://fi.co/)**\, the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder w ith over 9\,000 portfolio companies across 250 cities worldwide. He builds working AI applications live\, in real time\, using plain English prompts . You will see exactly how he does it.\n\n**❯ Who This Is For**\n\nThis session were built for a specific kind of person:\n\n* You have a startup idea or an internal tool you want to build\n* You are not a developer and do not want to become one\n* You have tried AI tools but have not broken t hrough to something real and functional\n* You are ready to stop demoing a nd start shipping\n\nIf that sounds like you\, this is your session.\n\n** ❯❯ Your Next Step: The Vibe Coding Pro Bootcamp**\n\nThis session is y our entry point. The **[Vibe Coding Pro Bootcamp](https://fi.co/bootcamp/v ibe-coding-pro)**\, running July 14 to 28\, 2026\, is where you go to buil d.\n\nAcross three live sessions with Adeo Ressi\, you will:\n\n* Set up a professional vibe coding workflow from scratch\n* Build a real\, working app with AI\, step by step\n* Apply advanced techniques to take your app b eyond a basic prototype\n* Iterate and debug quickly with AI as your pair programmer\n* Finish with a working app you built yourself\n\n**❯❯ Don ’t miss this live\, interactive online event packed with valuable insigh ts! RSVP now at [https://fi.co/startupwebinar/26262](https://fi.co/startup webinar/26262) to get your link and join us live!** URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/waterloo-startup-founder-101/events/3 15503416/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260701T190138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T190138Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314818347@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260707T102021Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260825T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260828T010000 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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