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Pillsbury is excited to sponsor and host the Founder Institute NYC. Participating Founders receive the highest quality, startup-optimized basic legal services for a fixed fee (full details upon admission) from Pillsbury's top-performing startup corporate legal team. 

 

On the 1st Tuesday each month at 7PM, 6 people get 5 minutes each to demo something cool to New York's tech community (geeks, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc) at the New York Tech Meetup. NY FI Top Founders get a chance to give a demo at the NYTM. 

 

 

The Hatchery is a venture collaboration forum, building a community of entrepreneurs, emerging companies, and investors, via its events, advisory services, and incubator. To performing FI NYC graduates will get a chance to pitch at a future Hatchery event. 

 

There is more to Hoboken than Carlo's bakery and more to the Jerz than The Situation. The Hoboken Tech Meetup showcases innovative startups and smart accomplished speakers. Top Founders from NYC FI will get an opportunity to present at the Hoboken Tech Meetup. 

 

Ultra Light Startups™ brings together New York’s most innovative technology entrepreneurs, investors and professional service providers in a dynamic monthly event and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. FI NYC Top Grads will get an opportunity to pitch at a ULS event.

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Fall 2010 New York



Welcome! Apply below to join the Founder Institute, where a growing number of Mentors and partners will help you build a world-class technology company. Everything about the Institute is designed to be 'founder-friendly,' from the economic terms to the supportive environment.

The Institute is looking for passionate people to apply, whether you are thinking to launch a new technology company or running a startup that's less than a couple years old. The Institute supports Founders in a wide range of industries, including digital media, software, biotech, cleantech, ecommerce, advertising, consumer electronics, and the internet. You don't even need to quit your job to attend the evening sessions. The application takes a few minutes to complete, and applications are processed as they are received.

After completing the application below, you can login at any time using your email and password and see your application status on the right hand of each page. Strong applicants will be invited to take a brief test immediately after the early admissions deadline and final application deadline. Following the test, a select group of the best applicants will be invited into the Institute.

The Founder Institute is accpeting a limited number of Late Applications through Septmber 3rd, 2010. Late Applicants will be processed on a first come, first served basis, so get your application in now.

Good luck! We look forward to helping you launch a world-class business in 2010!

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