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(Adeo Ressi launching “Mission to Mars” with Elon Musk in 2003) The Beginning In 2009, 9X entrepreneur and investor Adeo Ressi created a program to help high-potential Founders build enduring companies through: a challenging step-by-step program strong mentor support a global network (Adeo Ressi launching “Mission to Mars” with Elon Musk in 2003)

The Founder Institute Today 50+ Countries 115+ Cities 10B+ Graduate Portfolio Value 15,000+ Jobs Created

Why is the Program so Effective?

We Believe that Ideas are a dime a dozen. Great companies start with GREAT PEOPLE

We focus on People You don’t need to submit an idea to apply One-hour long online psychographic & aptitude test In development since 2008 with leading social scientists 85% accuracy in predicting early entrepreneurial success Learn more: FI.co/DNA

The test is free for Event Attendees! get your entrepreneur DNA Profile results via email FI.co/go

Combine Great Founders + Great Mentors 20-40 Top Startup Mentors Most have built companies before Weekly training, feedback, and evaluation 2:1 Avg Mentor:Founder ratio See Current List: FI.co/mentors

Magic happens when talented people work towards a Shared Goal

The Shared Liquidity Pool 15% Founder Institute Graduates contribute 3.5% in ‘warrants’ to a 10-year pool Returns are shared with all members of each cohort (including Graduates) 85% Distributed to the local ecosystem Everyone is incentivized to help build great companies 30% 30% 25% Graduates Mentors Directors Learn more at FI.co/liquidity

3.5 Month Step-by-Step Company Roadmap 1. Idea 2. Business 3. Launch Orientation Vision & Ideas Research & Cust Dev Revenue Modeling Naming & Positioning Mentor Idea Review Startup Legal & IP Team & Advisors Product Development Mentor Progress Review Sales & Traction Branding & Marketing Bootstrapping & Fundraising Graduation See Full Curriculum: FI.co/curriculum

Constant Feedback & Evaluation Weekly Evaluation of progress, pitch, and plans Weekly ‘Founder Hotseat’ Pitch Review Sessions Honest Feedback (No “Threes” Allowed)

- Jason Calacanis (This Week in Startups, initial investor in Uber) Real Work, not hype “The Founder Institute is the Most raw, “street” program out there for startups” - Jason Calacanis (This Week in Startups, initial investor in Uber) Challenging, weekly company-building assignments Not “homework” – real world milestones and progress for your company See Sample Assignments: FI.co/sessions

Are you up to the Challenge? Total commitment is 20-30 hours/week Founders need to meet minimum rating thresholds from Mentors in order to stay in the program < 35% Make it to Graduation Drop outs can enroll in next semester for free

Graduate Results in 2015 alone… Graduate companies acquired $1M+ Raised by crowdfunding campaigns $150M+ Raised from investors in 2015 Investors included: Crowdfunded Grads: VC-Funded Grads:

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