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ihateit & The Founder Institute — Part V: Special Assignment

In our last episode, ihateit almost failed in getting the minimum marks to stay in the 2016 Founder Institute program. We knew that our name was going to be criticised, but not to the point where mentors would disqualify us…


ihateit & The Founder Institute — Part IV: Getting Demolished

We mentioned in our first post (Part I: We’re In), that out of the 14 FI sessions, 2 of them are of special importance as we could be kicked out of the program if we don’t score high enough. Those 2 sessions are solely…


ihateit & The Founder Institute — Part III: First Pitch

As mentioned in the previous post, each Tuesday night, we have an opportunity to pitch to 3 CEOs. The pitch at this stage is limited to 60 seconds. That allows more founders to pitch each night, but this is not the real advantage. The…