{"id":47417,"date":"2023-10-20T15:53:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/sydney-founder-institute-awards-local-fellowships-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:53:37","slug":"sydney-founder-institute-awards-local-fellowships-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/sydney-founder-institute-awards-local-fellowships-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Founder Institute awards local \u2018fellowships\u2019 – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Dev Camp<\/a> founder Danila Davidson is hoping to inspire more women to enter the start-up scene, after being awarded the Female Founder Fellowship by the Sydney Founder Institute.<\/p>\n

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Sydney Dev Camp, a boot camp-style development school, was founded by Davidson and Peter Argent. It claims it can turn entrepreneurs into entry-level developers in a 10-week program.<\/p>\n

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Davidson is also involved in the Lean Startup Machine and previously worked for Rocket Internet. She is also the former chief operation officer of the Israel Italy Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

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Davidson has been awarded the Female Founder Fellowship by the Sydney Founder Institute, which opened applications for its autumn 2013 program<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n

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The Founder Institute, founded by Adeo Ressi in Silicon Valley in 2009, is an early stage start-up accelerator and global launch network, which helps entrepreneurs create tech companies.<\/p>\n

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Through a part-time four-month program, existing and prospective founders receive expert training, feedback and support from experienced start-up chief executives.<\/p>\n

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The final application deadline for this year\u2019s Sydney program is Sunday, March 17. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Female Founder Fellowship is awarded to the most extraordinary female applicant to the Sydney Founder Institute,\u201d says Benjamin Chong, who heads up the Sydney branch.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[It gives them] the opportunity to launch a company in the world-renowned entrepreneur training program for free.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Since launching the Female Founder Fellowship program in early 2011, the percentage of female-led graduate companies from the Founder Institute has increased 62% to a total of 26%.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the most recent spring and summer 2012 graduating classes consisted of 36% female founded-companies.<\/p>\n

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Davidson told StartupSmart<\/i> she is hopeful her admittance to the program will inspire other women.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would like first of all to see more ladies on the start-up scene,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom my personal perspective, I look forward to learning\u2026 The more I can improve my skills and my ability to launch a business, the more able I am to actually build a business.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a creative person, I\u2019ve got many, many ideas. I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more, to become a better entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey focus on the founder, not the start-up, so you don\u2019t even need to have an idea or a prototype or a successful start-up to actually join the foundation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou need to complete some personality assessment tests so they can prove you\u2019ve got the right entrepreneurial attitude. That\u2019s why I like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Davidson isn\u2019t the only entrepreneur to receive special recognition from the Sydney Founder Institute.<\/p>\n

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Self-employed consultant Vincent Cheong \u2013 who has previously worked for Splash Displays, Mcity Mobile and IBM \u2013 has been awarded the Applicant Distinction Fellowship.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Applicant Distinction Fellowship is awarded to the most extraordinary applicant for each chapter, giving them the opportunity to enrol in the Founder Institute for free,\u201d Chong says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe recipient is recognised as somebody with the utmost potential to become a successful technology entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chong says the Sydney branch will admit around 30 entrepreneurs for the autumn program. He says Davidson and Cheong were chosen for the fellowships primarily because of their passion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey were very passionate and explained how they came through the decision making process, and what it is they\u2019re hoping to get out of it,\u201d Chong says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe just saw this as a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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