who are we - silicon valley young coders club
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OUR MISSION
» Engage, excite and educate students about:
– Launching their very own unique startup,
– Developing a business plan and
– Collaborating and teaming to
– Execute a project plan towards a
– Working prototype of their product
» Founded June 2015
» Initially a coding focused study group that
morphed into a semester long education that
jumpstarts entrepreneurship efforts and tech
creativity for middle school and high school
students.
» New locations launched every semester
» Founded by Saratoga High School student
Shivaum Kumar
THE START:
A CODING STUDY GROUP
“Silicon Valley does well because of the learning,
innovation opportunity, that makes so many rich and the
world a better place. I thought, why not provide that
opportunity to students everywhere? That is why I started
the Silicon Valley Coders Club to teach entrepreneurship
to students, to show them how they could launch a
startup, what it takes to be part of Silicon Valley’s
innovation economy”
- Shivaum Kumar, Founder
WHY STARTUP BOOT CAMP?
ADDRESSING A GAP
Summer 2016 Fall 2015 Spring 2016
Fall 2016Spring 2016
2017 Spring
Saratoga:
Coding Study
Group launched
Saratoga: Entrepreneurship
Boot Camp launchedSan Jose
Livermore
Saratoga
Pleasanton
Fremont
San Jose
Livermore
Saratoga
NEW LOCATIONS EVERY SEMESTER
East Palo Alto
San Leandro
Pleasanton
Fremont
San Jose
Livermore
Saratoga
12 Locations
See next slide
FALL 2017 LOCATIONS
East Palo Alto* Oakland
San Leandro* Charlotte NC
Pleasanton San Jose #2
Fremont San Jose #3
San Jose #1 Milpitas
Livermore Los Altos/ Los Altos
Hills
Saratoga Union City
* Taking a break
WHO CAN ENROLL?
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No per-requisite is required to join, just a creative
inquisitive mind and a desire to learn
Geared towards middle school and high school
students. But..."no child left behind”
There is no charge to attend any of the locations
WHAT DO STUDENTS LEARN?
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-Three modules, each providing students the fundamentals
needed to launch their own startup
Module 1, Entrepreneurship 101, B-school format education,
demonstrates what it takes to turn an idea into a business plan.
A finished business plan is the output
Module 2, Product Development. Mentoring based
collaborative teamwork coding/development of that business
plan into a an almost working prototype/product.
Module 3 (Spring only) Silicon Valley Youth Technology Day to
meet Silicon Valley executives, students showcase working
prototype, and top teams from each location pitch to get startup
seed funding. NOTE: Pitch fests conducted every semester
WHERE DOES THE SUPPORT OR
FUNDING COME FROM?
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- City of San Jose Library System with the support of Mayor Sam
Liccardo
- City of Oakland Library System with support of Mayor Libby
Schaaf
- School District
- San Leandro Library System
- YMCA East Palo Alto
- Corporate partners
- Many religious organizations
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Module 1 is typically taught by Industry executives
Module 2 is startup team oriented learning, aided by
industry mentors and overview sessions
Module 3 provides students an opportunity to meet very
successful executives from Silicon Valley companies at
the Silicon Valley Youth Tech Day – you can see the
2017 flyer later in this presentation
Pitch Fest is typically judged by Silicon Valley
executives and Venture Capital investors
WHO ARE THE TEACHERS?
WHEN ARE CLASSES HELD?
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• Classes are held for an hour every Saturday or Sunday
• The same curriculum is run every semester (Fall and
Spring)
WHY LAUNCH YOUR STARTUP?
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Solve a problem of the world, make the world a
better place
Feel the rush of seeing your idea come alive and
millions using your product, your idea
….while you (hopefully) make a lot of money
How did the Silicon Valley Youth Tech Day
go in 2017?
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Questions? shivaum1<at>gmail.com
RSVP: tinyurl.com/StartupBootCamp4Kids
http://www.siliconvalleycoders.org/about-us