The Founder Institute (FI) a startup launch program that provides an intensive step-by-step curriculum for anyone who desires to build an impactful company, with help from some highly experienced startup founders, has said that its first cohort class will start on Tuesday, June 6, 2019.
Ayowande Adalemo CEO, Wave3 Wireless and Co-Directors, Founder Institute Lagos, announced this at a meetup event organized to bring the Founders and Mentors together, on Thursday, in Lagos.
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., Co-Founder, GoDoHub and Co-Directors, Founder Institute Lagos
He stated that the first cohort class will commence in June, 2019, noting that the cohort will take place weekly, starting from Tuesday, June 6, to Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
While giving a brief history of the institute, Adalemo said that “FI is the world’s largest Startup pre-incubation program that is designed to help entrepreneurs with Startup ideas, at a very early stage, with funding and mentorship.
“At Founder Institute, your business idea does not really matter. What really matters, is your ability and character, as an entrepreneur.
“The Institute has a proven methodology and a rugged curriculum, that will shake, discipline, test and help Founders to gain traction and ultimately make their idea/Startup, more market ready.
“Founders will be practically taught, on how to grow their Startups geometrically, till it is set to scale and as, an FI graduate, you will meet up with people who are willing to help you succeed anywhere you go in the world”, stressed Ayowande.
Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr., Co-Founder, GoDoHub and Co-Directors, Founder Institute Lagos, speaking at the meet up, said that the reason for bring FI to Nigeria was because the success track record of the institute world over.
He added that Lagos being the hotbed of commerce in Africa, that it’s only right to give startups in Nigeria another global tested platform that can help them scale their idea.
According to him, “FI will help people test whatever idea they have before they launch out fully.
“The primary set of people that the Founder institute is targeting is working class people who are looking to transcend into entrepreneurs.
“If at any point in time, a Founder repeatedly fails a task, he/she will be given a harder task to accomplish and if this task could not also be accomplished, the Founder will be advised to withdraw from the program.
“And their money will be refunded back to them; we only want the best entrepreneurs to graduate because that is the only we can raise money for them and build successful companies.”