Founders Summit + FYSO Friday

About this event:

Join us for figuring your sh*t out through intentional ACTION.

"FYSO" - which stands for Figure your sh*t out - are founder-focused events and resources focused on helping you figure your sh*t out.

We're excited to be back to Durham in partnership with echo.

FYSO Friday is an engagement-focused event that will make space to have an unpretentious, interactive experience where you meet and connect with other entrepreneurs tackling the same challenges you are.

What's the goal? Let's explore how we - a community of entrepreneurs - can create an ecosystem that works for us, leveraging our own talents, skills, and knowledge to harness the power of community to remove barriers and build thriving businesses.

All entrepreneurs are welcome - from early-stage to serial entrepreneurs.

If you're a creator, initiator, side hustler, innovator, developer, designer, artist, author, small business owner, maker, creative, restauranteur, product creator, or any other term that describes someone who brings ideas to life - then these events are for you.

Two Powerful Events to Transform Your Business:

Founders Summit - September 19, 2025

Raleigh Founded - Gateway

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM + FUN Happy Hour

Operating in the Age of Disruption (Half-Day Event)

Join us for an intensive half-day summit designed to help you navigate today's rapidly changing business landscape. We'll tackle the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs today:

🤖 AI & Innovation: Will your solution be relevant in one month? Learn how to future-proof your business and leverage AI rather than be disrupted by it.

⚖️ Legal Foundations: Essential legal considerations for modern entrepreneurs navigating new technologies and regulations.

💰 Fundraising in 2025: Current strategies and trends for securing investment in today's market.

📈 Marketing That Works: Cut through the noise with marketing strategies that actually drive results.

Expert facilitators will guide interactive sessions to ensure you walk away with actionable strategies, not just theory.

FYSO Friday - October 24, 2025

112 Broadway St. Suite B, Durham, NC 27701

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The focus of the workshop is to ensure you'll walk away with key deliverables for your business strategy and growth, following up on the topics covered during the Founders Summit.

🙌 Interactive workshops and facilitated sessions to help you map out your key goals and think through where you want your business to go plus the steps it'll take to get there!

🙌 Expert guidance to help you tackle important business tasks and figure your sh*t out, together, with the support of experienced facilitators.

💻 Be sure to bring your laptop and get ready to tackle strategic business planning.

Event Details & Pricing:

• Founders Summit (Sep 19): $65
• FUN Happy Hour Add-on: $25 (includes 2 drink tickets)
• FYSO Friday (Oct 24): $45
• Total if purchased separately: $135
• Early Bird Bundle Discount: $100 for all three events, from 08/25 - 09/02
• FYSO Events Bundle: $85 for both Founders Summit + FYSO Friday, from 08/25 - 09/02

Other Details: All profits from these events will go to support echo, a 501c3 non-profit that transforms lives through entrepreneurship. echo offers cohort-based training and workshops for adult entrepreneurs and small business owners with ongoing support through 1:1 mentoring along with year-round programming for teens and young adults interested in social innovation, entrepreneurship, and startups.

echo is building the foundation for our new program - Entrepreneurs Building Entrepreneurs - a collective of our own network for shared resources, talents, knowledge and skills. As entrepreneurs, can WE add to the larger ecosystem and formalize pathways of support that work for us?

Is the ticket price cost prohibitive? Let us know by emailing info@echo-nc.org. We have a limited number of scholarship tickets available and volunteers receive free tickets to attend. Since echo is a non-profit, it's especially important to us to make sure our events are accessible.