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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How to Choose the Right Startup Idea Before You Build
·OnlineOnlineThe hardest part of building a startup isn't execution. It's choosing the right problem to solve. Too many founders build ideas based on excitement, trends, or assumptions, only to discover there's no real demand. In this interactive workshop, Jonathan Greechan (Co-Founder and CEO at Founder Institute) shares the frameworks used to help over 10,000 founders stress-test, refine, and validate their startup ideas early. You'll learn how to think like an investor, pressure-test your concept, and identify opportunities others overlook. If you're serious about building in 2026, start here.
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to identify real, painful problems worth solving
- How to pressure-test your startup idea before building
- A simple scoring framework to evaluate idea strength
- How to align your idea with your skills and unfair advantages
- How to gather meaningful early feedback
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23360 to get your link and join us live!
❯ Featured Speaker:
- Jonathan Greechan - Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute - Jonathan Greechan is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator. Since 2009, he has grown and scaled the organization to chapters in over 200 cities and over 100 countries, producing over 8,900 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 product strategy and has spoken at startup conferences on four continents.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- First-time founders exploring ideas
- Builders pivoting from a weak or unclear concept
- Entrepreneurs preparing to apply to accelerators
- Anyone looking to start something meaningful in 2026
❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23360 to get your link and join us live!
2 attendees
AMA with VCs: featuring Huy Pham, Lotte Ventures Vietnam
·OnlineOnlineThis is an open "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session where founders can directly engage with an active Venture Capitalist. The discussion goes beyond theory, offering practical insights derived from daily deal flow. Founders are encouraged to ask critical questions regarding fundraising processes, market dynamics, and startup growth strategies. This session is highly interactive, driven entirely by audience inquiries, providing a rare opportunity to understand exactly how VCs evaluate opportunities. Note: This webinar will be conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Please note: This webinar will be conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
RSVP here: https://fi.co/e/395904/meetupUnderstanding the mindset of a Venture Capitalist is often one of the biggest challenges for early-stage founders. This open "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session provides a unique platform for entrepreneurs to engage directly with an active investor. Moving beyond standard textbook theories, this interactive discussion will deliver practical, unfiltered insights straight from real-world daily deal flows.
❯ Topics You Can Explore:
- Fundraising strategies: Best practices for approaching investors, company valuation, and navigating the due diligence process.
- Market dynamics: Current investment trends and the specific sectors capturing VC interest today.
- Startup strategy: Optimizing your business model, executing your go-to-market plan, and scaling effectively.
- The VC mindset: Understanding the core metrics and qualitative factors that drive critical investment decisions.
❯ Who Should Attend:
- Founders currently navigating or preparing for an upcoming fundraising round.
- Entrepreneurs seeking direct feedback and strategic advice from an active institutional investor.
- Anyone interested in the venture capital ecosystem and the internal startup evaluation process.
❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/395904/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
1 attendee
Past events
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