Founders

Every year I attend this 2-weekend conference for high school students where they develop an idea and pitch it to a group of judges.

This conference was life changing for me when I was a 17, it was the catalyst for the founder I am today. The alumni from this program is quite strong too - every other batch ends up having a a16z/YC/Thiel funded startup. All high schoolers.

It was so refreshing to see them working on problems that *matter* like climate change, financial literacy, helping their less fortunate peers.

🕯️They/them. Scaled cos from 0-$300k in arr, 7-35 employees, 0-100k users. Now I make beautiful, functional, and ethically made candles at humankind.place

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What an amazing group of kids. Well highschoolers ha.

see high schoolers at this conference tackling real-world issues like climate change and financial literacy. 
The alumni's success with top investors shows its impact.

More attention & money towards problems that *matter* 👏