Point the founders Founder Institute Atlanta can't take to Techstars Atlanta and Engage

What to do

1. Add the line below wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page.
2. When PursueATL publishes the Atlanta programs and funds comparison, link to it from the same line.
3. Let Techstars Atlanta know you did it. The habit works best in both directions.

The line, ready to paste

Not the right fit for Founder Institute Atlanta? Try Techstars Atlanta (https://techstarsatlanta.com/) or Engage (https://engage.vc/contact-us/). Every Atlanta program and fund, side by side: https://pursueatl.com/roles/

Put it wherever a founder finds out they don't fit: your eligibility section, FAQ or application page. Then tell Techstars Atlanta and Engage you did it. It works best in both directions.

The same line as HTML, with the links in

<p>Not the right fit for Founder Institute Atlanta? <a href="https://techstarsatlanta.com/">Techstars Atlanta</a> (entrepreneurs in Atlanta and the Southeast) and <a href="https://engage.vc/contact-us/">Engage</a> (B2B enterprise startups, Seed to Series B, $100k to $10M ARR, anywhere in the US with a focus on the Southeast) may be a better match. <a href="https://pursueatl.com/roles/">See every Atlanta program and fund, side by side</a>.</p>

Why it helps

In the answers where the engines turned founders away from Founder Institute Atlanta for fit, they sent them to Techstars Atlanta and Engage instead. A founder who hears no from one Atlanta door should land at another Atlanta door, not another city.

This is the habit that makes Atlanta feel like one ecosystem to the engines, and to founders.

Who the engines pick instead

Techstars Atlanta, Engage

The questions this is for

• I can only do one program this year. Which Atlanta accelerator gives me the best shot at a seed round?
• Which Atlanta groups help founders with fundraising strategy rather than writing the check themselves?
• Is there anything in Atlanta for founders who are already past product-market fit, or is it all pre-seed programming?
• Which Atlanta programs include real mentorship from operators who have actually exited a company?
• Who in Atlanta actually helps first-time founders, as opposed to just hosting events?

How you'll know it worked

In December, watch the answers that turn founders away from Founder Institute Atlanta: do they name an Atlanta option next?