New Mentors For Founder Institute Singapore
February 17, 2010 by Gwendolyn Regina T
If you were excited about the news of Founder Institute coming to Singapore, this update on the mentors for the Singapore programme should excite you even more.
In order for participants to receive world-class support, the people behind Founder Institute Singapore has recruited and continues to recruit Mentors from overseas to augment the team in Singapore!
But first…
Peek Into The Programme
While video recordings of the sessions are kept private, you can have a peek at some of the sessions here. Check out some slides and some videos (including one called the “Founder Hotseat” – be prepared!).
New Mentors
These are the newly confirmed mentors.
Michael Diamant, CEO, Skip Hop
Michael Diamant is CEO of Skip Hop, founded in 2003 by him and his wife, Ellen. As new parents living in New York City, they were surprised by how few products resonated with the urban lifestyle they were used to. Michael, a veteran Internet entrepreneur, saw an opportunity to move into a new type of business, creating products and a brand that spoke to parents just like themselves.
Philip Kaplan, Founder of Blippy
Philip Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Blippy. Formerly he was founder and CEO of AdBrite, and creator of F-edcompany.com. Philip is the best-selling author of F’d Companies (Simon & Schuster). Blippy is backed by Charles River Ventures and Sequoia Capital. AdBrite is backed by Sequoia Capital and is the largest privately-held ad network.
Will Bunker, Co-Founder of One-and-Only.com (which became Match.com)
Will Bunker is the co-founder of the online dating service that became Match.com, the world’s largest personals site. In 1996 Will and a partner raised $90,000 from angel investors to start online personals pioneer One-and-Only.com. In late 1999 they sold Dallas-based One-and-Only for $45 million to Ticketmaster Online/City Search, where it was rebranded Match.com. Following his exit, Will acquired Click Patrol, a service that managed key word advertising for Overture and others, which he sold to a competitor in 2002. He then moved back to his native Arkansas and acquired an industrial catfish farming operation, which he expanded into a more efficient and profitable business. In 2004 he and Dan Owen formed White Space Ventures. In 2007 he relocated to Portola Valley, CA so he could develop a new student-centric online learning community, YoYoBrain.com.
Admissions
Even though the Early Admissions deadline is over, there is still the Continuing Admissions deadline, Sunday, February 21st. And the Closing Admissions deadline is on February 28th, 2010.
The main benefits to applying by the Continuing Admissions Deadline are that you have two chances to be accepted, and there is a larger number of available spots remaining. The Closing Admissions deadline is your final opportunity to secure a spot in the Founder Institute. During this time there is a finite number of spots remaining, so the criteria for acceptance is generally more stringent than the earlier admission deadlines.
So why wait? Take a few minutes to apply today.
About The Author
Gwendolyn Regina T - Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Apart from SGE, Gwen is also a Partner at Thymos Capital, where she focuses on early stage investments in technology firms. She has had two exits out of her investments via the firm, one of which is iHipo. A frequent judge for business competitions both locally and overseas, she graduated from the National University of Singapore. Gwen also spent some time in Silicon Valley and studied in Stanford University under the NUS Overseas College programme. Gwen is a mentor at Spanish incubator Tetuan Valley, Polish incubator Gamma Rebels, the Singapore Ambassador for the Sandbox network and the Singapore curator for StartupDigest. She enjoys languages, travelling, dance and adventure sports. Gwen can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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