There's been a lot of discussion around technical co-founders. I thought I'd address some of the concerns I'm hearing. The feeling I get is that there's a lot technical people that are sick of business people coming up and saying "hey I have this awesome idea I just need you to build it for me". I completely agree with the sentiment.
In terms of how this relates to the Founder Institute - it's about giving *you* the tools you need, especially if you're technical, to build a meaningful, enduring technology company. If you happen to meet a great co-founder while in the program, good for you. As an FYI we are at the second stage of getting the chapter started, so if you haven't done so, and you're interested in building something, apply :-) http://bit.ly/sydneyfi For any other info/concerns I'm happy to answer. Cheers, Benjamin @benjaminRRR On Oct 28, 10:40 am, Josh Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Apologies if this is slightly off-topic, but I thought some of you budding > entrepeneurs might be interested in this. > > The Founder Institute is planning on coming out to Sydney in February next > year if there's enough interest. Basically they deliver after-hours training > classes to get you equipped to build and run your own startup. The course > consists of a weekly class over about 4 months and would cost around $900 > (pricing to be finalised, it could be cheaper). > > If this sounds like something you might be interested in, go put your name > and email in this form to register your interest. (You don't need to fill all > of it out, nor is it a binding commitment). They just need about 20-30 more > participants to make it happen. > > http://bit.ly/sydneyfi > > Here's some more info: > > > The Founder Institute vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and > > fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. > > The Institute aims to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in > > over 30 cities worldwide by using expert training and feedback from local > > and global mentors (some notable mentors include Adeo Ressi, Aaron Patzer > > from Mint.com, and Phil Libin from Evernote). > > > If you're interested in getting Sydney to become the 21st global chapter > > please use thehttp://bit.ly/sydneyfilink to submit your details - remember > > you only need to fill in your name and details to submit, the rest can be > > completed at a later stage. > > To move forward, a sufficient number of interested applicants need to apply > > using the interest form by this Sunday, October 30th. > > > Please feel free to forward this on to others who may be interested in > > bringing the global expertise of the Founder Institute to Sydney. > > > The Founder Institute has helped launch over 400 technology companies > > across 20 cities worldwide, and Sydney could be the 21st. We hope you'll > > join us. > > > Classes will be held after hours starting in early to mid-February 2012 > > allowing participants to keep their day job. > > I've been chatting with Benjamin Ranck (contactable at > [email protected]) who's working hard to get this over to Sydney. So if > you have any more questions please contact him directly. > > Cheers, > Josh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
