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Your founder toolkit.
Budget sheets, pitch-deck outlines, launch checklists and 30/60/90-day plan templates to help you turn your next step into a clear plan.
The toolkit is being planned and is not available yet.
FOR FOUNDERSYour idea.
Your idea.
More perspectives.
You do not need an established business to begin. ERN focuses on adult student founders testing demand, building a first prototype or finding first customers. Revenue, outside funding and personal capital are not required. Real intake and funding remain closed.
THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS TOGETHER.Your next step starts with a conversation.
ERN / FOR FOUNDERS01 / START
An idea is enough
Adults 18 and older with an early business idea or a project in progress can express interest. The pilot starts with college-connected founders and welcomes other backgrounds.
02 / ASK
Bring a useful question
What problem are you solving? Who might use it? What have you tried? A short introduction and one clear question are more useful than a polished pitch.
03 / LEARN
Make room for feedback
Learn from alumni, mentors and fellow founders. Conversations may help you test assumptions, narrow a next step or find complementary skills.
04 / KEEP IT SIMPLE
Free to participate
The community pilot has no membership fee and no equity requirement. Participation does not create a right to funding, paid services or ownership in any business.
More ways to build. More reasons to belong.
Practical tools for student founders. A closer look at their journey for supporters. Here’s what ERN is building, and what is ready for private review.
Original ERN resources.
Twelve original draft guides cover getting started, validation, budgeting, marketing, growth and lessons from two business books. Each topic has two guides with practical exercises and next steps.
Full guides require sign-in and current founder approval, or existing owner access.
Founder resource sign-inMeet the Founders.
A planned monthly spotlight will introduce selected student founders, their ideas and the progress they’re making. Supporters can get to know the people behind the businesses.
The first spotlight has not been published. Features will be shared with founder approval; selection is not guaranteed.
An opt-in member directory.
A future opt-in founder directory will help members discover participating founders by college, industry and skill.
Participation will be optional. Existing private profiles are not public directory listings.
Founder-approved sneak peeks.
An early look at products and projects when founders choose to share what they’re building.
Sneak peeks are not available yet and will depend on each founder’s approval.
Early event invitations.
Members will be eligible for early invitations when real ERN events are scheduled. One future concept is an annual NYC or New Jersey founder/investor networking meetup, with blue founder wristbands, green investor wristbands and printed role labels. Dates, format, availability and admission details will be announced.
No event is scheduled. Invitations do not guarantee a seat, free admission, investor attendance or funding.
ERN is in development. New member benefits are planned and may evolve before launch. Applications and donations are not open. ERN is planning support without equity and exploring a separate possible investment route. Donations will not provide equity or investment returns; investment features are unavailable. Educational resources do not guarantee business results.
A simple first conversation.
Register interest by contacting the operator. The pilot is still taking shape, so availability and next steps will be discussed directly.
01 / INTRODUCE
Tell us a little about yourself
Email a short introduction, your college connection if you want to share it, and whether you are building, mentoring or offering practical help. Do not include confidential or sensitive information.
02 / DISCUSS
Start with the fit
The operator can discuss your interests and the pilot’s current availability. Sending an email does not automatically create membership or guarantee an introduction.
03 / PROFILE
Keep your details private
Optionally save a private profile using Google sign-in. Saving it does not notify the operator, register your interest or publish you in a member directory.
04 / PARTICIPATE
Set clear expectations
The intended community pilot is free and has no equity requirement. Decide together what help is useful and share only what you are comfortable discussing.
A focused, free first pilot.
Start with mentoring, feedback and practical business help. No participation fee or equity requirement. Timing and availability will be discussed directly.
Read the pilot scopeA FIRST STEP, WHEN YOU'RE READY.
Register interestFind your starting point.
Funding and ownership.
No real contributions or investments are accepted. The planned contribution fee is 5%, with other charges and final financial terms under review. Equity investing is unavailable and would require a separate legal structure and appropriate registered intermediary. No business success or school endorsement is promised.
Read how funding could work, including ownership and proposed exits