Founder's Journey: Ideation to Action

Ideation to Action is the first session in Greater Irvine Chamber’s August Founder's Journey Workshop Series for aspiring and early-stage founders. Presenters John Duplissey (Zaga Labs) and Francisco Molina (Invento Design) walk validation, assumptions, prototyping, and proof-of-concept steps. A later Aug 20 session covers pitching; a virtual Aug 27 session covers scaling systems.

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 4:00-6:00 PM at the Greater Irvine Chamber (36 Executive Park, Suite 100). Check-in and networking run about 4:00-4:30 before the workshop block. Pricing on the chamber calendar: free for Greater Irvine Chamber members, $10 for OC Startup Council members or presenter clients (verification required), $25 for non-members.

Go if you want chamber-backed founder programming in Irvine with a short networking window attached. This is a workshop first, mixer second. Register on the chamber site and bring a concrete idea you are willing to stress-test.