The $1B Solo Founder: Build Your Startup With AI Agents

What if you could build a $1B company without building a 40-person team? AI is changing how startups are built. The rise of "solo corns" — companies built by a single founder using AI — means founders can now build teams of AI agents that work 24/7 across sales, marketing, operations, research and more. In this hands-on workshop in Lisbon, we'll show early-stage founders how to build their own AI team, automate growth and ship faster than ever. Come with your startup. Leave with an AI-powered team.

Learn how to build a team of AI agents that can start creating revenue and automating your growth — starting tomorrow.

If you're building a startup in Portugal, don't miss this hands-on, in-person workshop.

AI is changing the way startups are built. For the first time, founders can do things that were previously impossible: build “solo corns” — companies with the potential to become unicorns, built by a single founder.

The founders who understand this new way of building will have a massive advantage.

Instead of hiring a team of 40+ people to handle sales, marketing, operations, research, customer support and more, founders can now build teams of AI agents that work 24/7 and take on tasks that previously required entire teams of senior talent.

Companies are already shipping products, launching GTM motions and experimenting faster than ever.

In this workshop, we'll show early-stage founders how to do it themselves.

You'll learn how to:

Build your own team of AI agents

Automate repetitive work across your startup

Use AI for sales, marketing, research and operations

Create AI-powered workflows that run 24/7

Move faster without immediately growing your headcount

Start building your startup like a solo corn

Come with your startup, leave with an AI-powered team.

📍 Lisbon

🎟️ In-person workshop — limited spots

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About Founder Institute:

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 9,000 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.