Entrepreneurship bootcamp for kids

1. Interested in learning more about
computer science, programming,
and how to launch your own
startup?
Join a brand new session of the Silicon Valley
Young Coder’s Club: Startup Bootcamp at the
San Leandro Main Library, beginning
Sunday, March 19, 2017.
About the Startup Bootcamp: Students ages
10–17 will become motivated about technology
while developing computer science
fundamentals and learning about how to launch
their own startup. There are three modules, the
first module is:
Entrepreneurship 101: Students will
learn the skills needed to turn their
passion into a business opportunity.
Students will create a business plan
and learn how to pitch to Silicon
Valley Venture Capitalists.
The Young Coders Club will meet weekly, on
Sundays, starting March 19, through May 21,
2017 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the San
Leandro Main Library.
Register online at www.siliconvalleycoders.org
and click on “Sign-Up” Be sure to list San
Leandro as your club site!
Instructor Profile: Avi Bhatnagar is currently
the Director of Web Marketing and Strategy at
WhiteHat Security. Avi has over 15 years
experience in web technology marketing and
has worked at companies like Cisco, Juniper
Networks and Oracle. Avi is passionate about
B2B Marketing and about introducing young
people to tech based entrepreneurship.
March 19
◦ What is creativity? What sparked Facebook, Google, and
others? What is my passion?
March 26
◦ Behavior traits for a successful entrepreneur
April 2
◦ Turning your passion into a business opportunity
◦ Do what you love and create a new future. Can my passion
create money? Is money needed? What is the business
opportunity?
April 9
◦ Steps needed for your startup: 1,2,3 GO!
◦ Learn the possibilities of what a startup can generate.
◦ Make the world better, get acquired, initial public offering
(IPO), etc.
◦ How do you price your product? How do you plan your first
and second year of operation?
April 23
◦ Financials of the business opportunity
April 30
◦ Presentation skills, successful pitches, and what ideas got
funded
◦ Showcasing the pitch template
May 7
◦ Filing your patent, patent gotchas, successes and failures
◦ The day to hand your business plans for evaluation to the
instructor
◦ Instructor will pick the top 12 business plans from the class
and invite the student to present to a panel of Silicon Valley
Venture Capitalists and entrepreneurs.
May 14
◦ Tweaking business plans and getting it presentation-ready
May 21
◦ Twelve teams pitch to a panel of VCs / Silicon Valley
entrepreneurs with one emerging as the top startup idea.
Coming to
San Leandro! StartingMarch 19th!
Presented by… In cooperation with…
FREE and open to youth ages 10-17
Please note, this is not an SLUSD sponsored event.