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 6,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Founder Institute is based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 95 countries, their mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

MTI Composites was accepted into the Fall 2021 cohort along with 35+ companies / individuals. During the 14-week intense program, we sprinted to create the different pillars of a startup company. From idea generation to HR policy, we laid the cornerstones of an international, highly scalable company.
The program consists of the following topics:
| Week 1 | Orientation | Week 8 | Go-to-Market & Scale | |
| Week 2 | Vision | Week 9 | Product Development | |
| Week 3 | Customer Development | Week 10 | Mentor Progress Review | |
| Week 4 | Revenue | Week 11 | Hiring & Onboarding | |
| Week 5 | Branding & Design | Week 12 | Growth | |
| Week 6 | Mentor Idea Review | Week 13 | Equity & Funding | |
| Week 7 | Legal & IP | Week 14 | Graduation |
With thousands of resources and hundreds of mentors across the world, FI supports entrepreneurs in every area. Each week, there is a 360-evaluation process that helps everyone give their utmost effort. Among the 35+ companies, only 12 graduated. At the graduation, we pitched to VCs, angel investors, and other interested parties at FARKLABS.

As FI Alumni, we are eligible to join VIP events and future FI sessions.
To apply to FI, you can visit https://fi.co/.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Abdullah Nalbantoglu
Founder & Managing Partner
abdullah@mticomposites.com
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