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At Founder Institute New York: Startup Founder 101, aspiring and early-stage startup founders meet once a month to hear candid talks by successful local entrepreneurs brought to you by Founder Institute New York, a New York City Startup Accelerator. Learn the best practices, strategies, and mistakes to avoid from those who have been there, done that. Then, if you’d like, you can share your ideas and plans in a relaxed setting to get personal and professional feedback.
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Why You Shouldn’t Raise VC (Yet): How to bootstrap with Carolyn Katz
⚠️ Postponed: New Date – March 3rd (Same Time & Location)
Raising venture capital is not the only path to building a successful startup, and many founders need to grow their business to a meaningful stage before outside capital is even an option.
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Join Founder Institute for an in-person session focused on bootstrapping and seedstrapping as practical strategies for early-stage companies. Carolyn will share real-world lessons on funding your growth at the earliest stages, and how these approaches can strengthen your position whether you continue to bootstrap or eventually raise venture capital. Founders will also have the opportunity to share what they're building and receive concrete, practical ideas for funding their business. After the event there will be informal networking.
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❯ About the Keynote Speaker: Carolyn Katz Co-Founder of Paddling Furiously
Carolyn Katz is the co-founder of Paddling Furiously, a peer-driven community for founders focused on building sustainable, real businesses through shared experience and practical insight. She has deep experience working with fast-growing companies, from early-stage startups to public multinationals.
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❯❯ This is an in-person event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/381905/meetup to secure your spot and receive further details.
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Founder’s Guide to AI: Building a Marketing Engine with AI
·En líneaEn líneaHow can a founder build a marketing engine that scales with AI while keeping your unique voice at the core? In this workshop, Trevor Longino, Founder of CrowdTamers, will guide you in using AI to create a powerful and efficient marketing strategy. Discover how to leverage AI to craft content that amplifies your perspective as a founder, ensuring your voice stays central to every campaign. From building content calendars to driving high ROI with B2B marketing on platforms like LinkedIn and YouTube, this session will help you harness AI to grow your startup.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to apply AI to build a scalable marketing engine that amplifies your voice.
- Using AI for content marketing while keeping your unique perspective at the core.
- Turning ideas into actionable content calendars with AI's help.
- How AI enhances your vision rather than replacing it.
- B2B marketing strategies with high ROI: leveraging LinkedIn and YouTube for greater reach.
❯❯ RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21840 to get your link and join us live!
❯ The Founder’s Guide to AI Workshop
This is part of the "The Founder's Guide to AI Workshop" - a series of free online events designed to help entrepreneurs utilize AI to supercharge their productivity and growth. Hosted by Trevor Longino (Founder of Crowdtamers), these workshops will provide attendees with practical, step-by-step strategies to use AI tools for startup growth across topics like marketing, product development, productivity, task automation, and more. If you are looking to “scale yourself” and tap into the power of AI for entrepreneurship, then you won’t want to miss these free online events.❯ Learn more at FI.co/bootcamp/AI4Founders
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Trevor Longino: Founder & CEO at CrowdTamers - Trevor Longino is a marketer, writer, speaker, founder, and growth thinker. He's launched 50 startups, mentored about 200 more, taught thousands, and launched 12 startups from $0 to $2MM+ in ARR over the last decade, including Unito.io, Gog.com, Kontakt.io, and ThePrizeFactory.com. With 20+ years of experience in marketing and leadership in startups, he brings a wealth of knowledge in marketing best practices, building and leading teams, and market positioning. He founded CrowdTamers.com more than a decade ago and has been a consultant at companies all over the world, helping them grow. Current clients are based out of Toronto, Montreal, Warsaw, Amman (Jordan), London, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco.
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21840 to get your link and join us live!
5 asistentesWhy You Shouldn’t Raise VC (Yet): How to bootstrap with Carolyn Katz
Wiggin & Dana, 437 Madison Ave, 35th Floor, New York, NY, US⚠️ Postponed: New Date – March 3rd (Same Time & Location)
Raising venture capital is not the only path to building a successful startup, and many founders need to grow their business to a meaningful stage before outside capital is even an option.
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Join Founder Institute for an in-person session focused on bootstrapping and seedstrapping as practical strategies for early-stage companies. Carolyn will share real-world lessons on funding your growth at the earliest stages, and how these approaches can strengthen your position whether you continue to bootstrap or eventually raise venture capital. Founders will also have the opportunity to share what they're building and receive concrete, practical ideas for funding their business. After the event there will be informal networking.
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❯ About the Keynote Speaker: Carolyn Katz Co-Founder of Paddling FuriouslyCarolyn Katz is the co-founder of Paddling Furiously, a peer-driven community for founders focused on building sustainable, real businesses through shared experience and practical insight. She has deep experience working with fast-growing companies, from early-stage startups to public multinationals.
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❯❯ This is an in-person event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/381905/meetup to secure your spot and receive further details.8 asistentes
What Do Investors Really Look For? Startup Funding Q&A
·En líneaEn líneaDo you want to ask startup investors fundraising questions in a friendly, judgment-free environment? Are you planning to raise in the future and want to understand what investors look for and how they evaluate early-stage startups? Join us for this live, interactive Q&A event featuring Keshia Theobald-van Gent, Venture Capital Partner and Startup Advisor at BDEV Ventures, who will share practical insights on funding, pitch evaluation, and what makes founders stand out. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your network and ask in-depth questions.
❯❯ RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/22795 to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
- Key metrics and pre-requisites for raising funding.
- How to make yourself more attractive to investors.
- The best ways to source different funding resources such as Angel investors, Venture Capitalists, grants and loans.
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Keshia Theobald-van Gent - Venture Capital Partner and Startup Advisor @ BDEV Ventures: Keshia is a Partner at BDev Ventures, leading sourcing and portfolio operations. She previously led U.S. programs at German Accelerator and served as Director of Strategic Partnerships at GSVlabs. She also founded and led Dialog to Learn, building tech partnerships to advance literacy. She holds a Master’s from the University of Groningen and is a frequent speaker, startup advisor, and nonprofit board member.
❯ Featured Host:
- Chris Foltz - Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Institute - Chris is a celebrated transformation strategist, startup advisor, and inspirational speaker. As the Managing Director of the Silicon Valley based strategy firm Responsible Solutions, Chris is at the forefront of the company's three decade long change and transformation pursuits. Foltz currently serves as Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Founder Institute, where he has been a top rated startup mentor on 5 continents. In 2025 Foltz Co-Founded the Arlington, Virginia based non-profit AI Alt Lab, an artificial intelligence think tank and research lab.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Founders ready to raise funding or planning to in the future, seeking expert insights from experienced investors.
- Early-stage entrepreneurs eager to learn what investors really look for in pitches.
- Aspiring founders looking for actionable tips on navigating the fundraising journey and securing investment.
- Anyone interested in investment trends and how to position their startup for success.
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at 👉 https://fi.co/startupwebinar/22795 to get your link and join us live!
3 asistentes- $599.00
Vibe Coding Bootcamp: From Idea to Product in 2 Weeks
·En líneaEn líneaGo from idea to working product in 2 weeks. No coding required.
The Vibe Coding Startup Bootcamp is an intensive 2-week program that helps aspiring entrepreneurs use AI tools to scope, build, and test a prototype of their startup idea. You'll follow a step-by-step process to go from idea to working MVP with expert guidance and real customer feedback.
What You'll Do:
- Build your personal AI toolkit for prototyping ideas in hours, not weeks
- Launch a working product and test your business hypothesis with real users
- Learn the mistakes that kill most AI product experiments (and how to avoid them)
- Get customer feedback to guide your next iteration
- Connect with potential co-founders and collaborators
Who Should Attend:
- Non-technical founders who want to build and launch a product themselves
- Entrepreneurs who want to validate ideas quickly before investing serious money
- Anyone curious about AI-powered building but overwhelmed by where to start
Featured Expert:
- Jonathan Greechan, Co-founder & CEO of Founder Institute
- Mark Montalban, Co-founder of MindfulText and instructor at General Assembly
Ready to build your first product with AI? Apply to join: https://fndri.com/49xXpWP
Founders enrolled in the FI Core program get the bootcamp for free.
This is a paid 2-week bootcamp running March 10 to March 20, 2026.
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