Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder
By Founder Institute
Date and time
Wednesday, May 22 · 5 - 6:30pm PDT
Location
Online
Description
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Do you want to start your own technology company, but don't know where to begin? You are not alone. Every day millions of people go to jobs they don't enjoy, but few do something about it. At the "Employee to Entrepreneur" event, you can hear the stories, tips, and best practices of those who left their jobs to pursue their own startup company. Listen to the experiences of people just like you that have made the transition, and discuss any questions or concerns that you have. Afterwards, attendees will have an opportunity to network with other aspiring entrepreneurs and share their ideas for feedback.
What Are Some of the Topics?
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who dreams of launching their own company
- Anyone with an idea for a new business either launched inside their employer or independently
- Anyone curious about being an entrepreneur someday
What Are Some of the Topics?
- What is the difference between being an employee versus being a founder
- What to consider before becoming an entrepreneur
- How do you know when the time is right to quit
- What are the first steps in the entrepreneurial journey
Featured Speakers:
- Dan Huru - CEO & Co-founder @ MeetGeek: an AI meeting assistant that records, summarizes and extracts insights from online calls. He has extensive experience in software development, team management, and Java programming.
- Alexander Leonida - Founder & CEO @ SilkFlo: Alexander is a Founder Institute graduate, and the Founder of SilkFlo, a strategy platform for companies looking to adopt, govern, plan and measure their AI and Automation solutions. Via his own consultancy, he has led multi-£million Digital Automation projects across several organizations in sectors including finance, insurance, consumer, healthcare, telecoms and retail.
Additional Resources:
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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At Founder Institute, we provide expert guidance for startup founders and access to the largest global community of advisors. Our structured accelerator programs are taking place in more than 200 cities in 90+ countries worldwide. Since 2009, we have helped over 6,000 entrepreneurs turn their ideas into fundable startups and scale their businesses.
Founder Institute empowers founders by hosting local and global events. Join us to network with entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors.
What you will learn at FI events:
- How to pitch your idea
- How to find a Co-Founder
- How to scale and make your startup attractive to investors
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