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Build your startup. Or build your career.

100xFounders runs 2 tracks. The Founder Track is for people building startups. The FDE Track is for engineers building their careers. Pick the one that goes where you want to go.

Explore the 2 TracksSee What You Get

LEARN • BUILD • LAUNCH

How It Works

From application to launch.

Four steps, the same on both tracks. Only the destination is different.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Pick your track and tell us what you want to build. The form takes a few minutes.

  2. 02

    Learn Live

    Join live sessions and webinars with founders and engineers, and ask your questions.

  3. 03

    Build

    Ship real work: a product on the Founder Track, real projects on the FDE Track.

  4. 04

    Launch

    Leave with a startup that is live, or the record that gets you an FDE role.

The 2 Tracks

Same start. Different destination.

Compare the tracks

Track 01 · Build your startup

Founder Track

For people who want to start a company.

  1. Idea
  2. Build
  3. Launch
  4. Company
See the Founder TrackApply

Track 02 · Build your career

FDE Track

For engineers who want a career as an FDE.

  1. Skills
  2. Projects
  3. Deployment
  4. Career
See the FDE TrackApply

About the Programme

A programme for people who want to do the real thing.

100xFounders is for 2 kinds of people: those who want to start a company, and those who want to become the engineer who ships for real customers. Those are different goals, so each has its own track.

More about the programme

  • 2 Tracks, 1 Programme

    One track for founders and one for forward deployed engineers. You join the one that matches where you want to end up.

  • Built Around Real Work

    On the Founder Track you build a startup. On the FDE Track you build the engineering record a career stands on.

  • Measured by the Outcome

    Each track works towards one result: a startup on the Founder Track, and readiness for an FDE role on the FDE Track.

Get new webinars first.

One email when a new webinar is announced or a recording goes up. Nothing else.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what people ask first.

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What is 100xFounders?

A programme with 2 tracks. The Founder Track is for people building startups. The FDE Track is for engineers building their careers.

What is the difference between the 2 tracks?

The destination. The Founder Track works towards a startup you built: idea, build, launch, company. The FDE Track works towards an FDE career: skills, projects, deployment, career.

What does FDE mean?

Forward deployed engineer: an engineer who builds software right next to the customer’s problem, instead of far away from it.

Applications

Which track is yours?

Entry is by application. The form takes a few minutes.

The Application Asks For

  1. 1Which track you want to join
  2. 2Your name and email address
  3. 3A few sentences on what you want to build
Founder TrackFDE Track