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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FI Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan Joint Global 2025 Fall Cohort Graduation
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for the most recent Japan Graduation, where you can see an inspiring talk and a few debut presentations from the new Alumni. Learn about some of the companies that will go onto seed-accelerators, raise funding, and build the next great Japan startups. There will also be an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and celebrate the new Graduates.
Join us as we celebrate the graduation of founders from the Founder Institute Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Joint Global Fall 2025 Cohort, a group of ambitious entrepreneurs building across borders, industries, and ecosystems.
This graduation marks the culmination of months of rigorous validation, iteration, and founder-first execution. You’ll hear from graduating founders as they share their journeys, insights, and next steps, alongside perspectives from experienced ecosystem leaders and investors shaping the future of startups in Asia and beyond.
❯ Agenda
- Welcome messages
- Intro about Founder Institute
- Opening speech from the keynote speaker
- Pitch of Graduate Founder 5 mins
- Founder Thoughts about joining the FI program
- Closing remarks, final messages from the local leaders
- Networking session on Airmeet❯ Graduation Keynote Speech Speaker:
- Jeffrey Paine – Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
❯ Moderators:
- Erdinc Ekinci - Founder, Investment Lead of Co-capital.vc, Co-Founder, CEO of Openfor.co, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan
- Yu Li Shein, Co-Director, Founder Institute Korea/Japan & /Taiwan Co-founder, COO, Openfor.co, inc
❯ Who Should Join:
- Founders & Aspiring Entrepreneurs looking for real-world startup lessons
- Investors & Mentors seeking early-stage, globally minded teams
- Startup Ecosystem Builders & Enthusiasts curious about cross-border innovation in Asia❯❯ This is a live, interactive online event, so be sure to RSVP at https://fi.co/e/388279/meetup to receive the Zoom URL to join us live!
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Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact
·OnlineOnlineGreat startup advisors can be a huge benefit for early-stage founders - helping them access networks, avoid mistakes, supplement missing skills, and even provide emotional support. But finding great advisors can be challenging, and their benefits are typically tied to how well you can leverage their limited time. On this interactive online event, we'll break down a practical, founder-friendly process for finding, vetting, and activating great startup advisors from our experience facilitating tens of thousands of advisor relationships since 2009.
❯❯ RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124 to get your link and join us live!
❯ What You'll Learn:
- How to identify the right advisors.
- The chemistry + contribution test: how to evaluate fit before making anything official.
- How to structure advisor interactions so they produce outputs.
- When and how to use the FAST Agreement to standardize responsibilities + equity and avoid drawn-out negotiations.
- Common failure modes (advisor vanity, “free consulting,” misaligned incentives) and how to prevent them.
❯ 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 8100 portfolio companies with nearly $2B 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?
- Founders at the idea, pre-seed, or early traction stage who want help but don’t want drama.
- First-time founders building their first advisory board.
- Operators and technical founders who need domain, distribution, or fundraising support.
- Mentors/advisors who want a clearer framework for being helpful (and getting properly compensated).
❯ The FAST Agreement (Founder-Advisor Standard Template)
The FAST Agreement is used by tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and advisors per year to establish productive working relationships, trading advice and support for a standardized amount of equity. See the free agreement at FI.co/FAST.❯❯ Don’t miss this live, interactive online event packed with valuable insights! RSVP now at https://fi.co/startupwebinar/23124 to get your link and join us live!
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