Why We Started Founder Mode Bootcamp
Schools do an incredible job teaching academic subjects, but entrepreneurship is different. It cannot be learned through textbooks alone.
We created Founder Mode Bootcamp because we believe young people learn best by building.
Students don't just hear about startups. They validate ideas, interview customers, build prototypes, launch crowdfunding campaigns, and pitch to real founders.
Founder Mode exists to help teenagers develop confidence, creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurial thinking through real-world experience.
Our Strategic Identity
Mission
Empower the next generation of entrepreneurs through real startup experiences.
Vision
To become the leading entrepreneurship program for teenagers across the Middle East.
Values
- Learn by Doing
- Build with Purpose
- Think Like a Founder
- Solve Real Problems
- Grow Through Feedback
- We created Founder Mode
Meet the Founders
Founder & Program Director
Ankita Garg
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Entrepreneur
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Co-founder of Golchi
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Corporate HR leader
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Led HR across global Fortune 500 organizations
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Passionate about developing future founders
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Mentor helping students build confidence and leadership
Harsh Garg
Strategy & Finance Mentor
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Strategy executive with Enterprise scaling expertise
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Engineering from IIT Kanpur
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MBA from Kellogg School of Management
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VP Strategy at Ralliant
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Co-founder of Golchi
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Crowdfunding mentor
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Startup strategy expert
$4M+
Crowdfunding campaigns
15+ Years
Building businesses
Fortune 500
Leadership experience
Global
Startup experience
Real Founders
as mentors
Why Parents Trust Us
Real founders—
not career trainers
Students learn directly from entrepreneurs who have built companies.
Hands-on learning
Every student builds an actual startup idea.
Small cohorts
Individual mentoring and personalized feedback.
Entrepreneurial mindset
Confidence, resilience, communication, leadership.
Crowdfunding simulation
Students experience launching and marketing a business.
Demo Day
Present ideas to founders and industry professionals.