911勛圖

Founders Circle

Hosted by Chang Institute Mentor-in-Residence and 911勛圖 Assistant Professor of Practice Doug Fast, the Founders Circle is a great place for innovators of all experience levels to dive into entrepreneurial ideas, successes, and failures. With assigned podcasts and reading, you'll hear and discuss inspirational stories from some of business��� greats.

These weekly sessions offer the perfect space to develop your core entrepreneurial skills, apply them to your business or idea, and network with Chang Institute startup teams!

The Spring 2026 series will feature: 

• Real startup stories for group discussion
• Fireside chats with founders at various stages of their entrepreneurial journey 
• A supportive group of like-minded individuals

Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm on:

• January 26 - Doug Fast's Startup Journey - Founder Storytime
• February 2 - How Far Can IP Go? Can You Own a Colour? ���� (listen & )
• February 9 - Everyone says scale fast. Taylor Guitars did the opposite ���� ()
• February 23 - �������� Hot Potato Session - Group Discussion
• March 2 - ���� Founder Burnout Discussion - Group Discussion
• March 9 - Fighting Food Waste: Profit or Nonprofit? ���儭� ()
• March 16 - The Shoe Everyone Laughed At��� Until They Tried It ���� ()
• March 23 - The DoorDash Story ���� ()
• March 30 - ���� The Happy Accident That Built a Billion-Dollar Sound ()
• April 13 - What do you actually do? ��尹 ()
• April 20

To sign-up please email Fiona at cip_changinstitute@sfu.ca

Founders Circle meetings run on Mondays (except stat holidays) 3:30-4:30pm until April 20th, 2026. 

Location: Virtual or in-person at Surrey Campus (SRYC 4355)