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High School Entrepreneurship Summer Program
Are You Ready To Launch A Real Company?
As the top entrepreneurship program for high school students, we understand that the value of the LaunchX experience is more than just our course materials, speakers, and mentors (though we’re pretty proud of the awesome resources we’ve assembled). So much of the value is YOU.
LaunchX has an unparalleled community of top young entrepreneurs coming together each summer to start something real.
And we’re excited to help…
Does This Describe YOU?
Take control of your own destiny
Collaborative problem solver
Passionate and determined
Resourceful and adaptable
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Summer Program Resources
LaunchX entrepreneurship summer program brings together high school entrepreneurs with the resources and network to unleash their entrepreneurial spirit and start real companies.
Click on each to learn more.
LaunchX has collaborated with top universities over the years and is able to pool speakers from these collaborations and more!
- Professors, lecturers, and instructors from universities including MIT, Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, and more
- Experienced entrepreneurs sharing their stories, providing advice, and giving tips
- Industry experts across branding, design, fundraising, social media, customer acquisition, prototyping, and more
Experienced Staff
Program leaders and interns bring their entrepreneurial experience:
- Program leader example #1: executive life coach, healthcare consultant, adjunct professor, TEDx speaker, and commercialized a product on Amazon
- Program leader example #2: founder of a company providing online business training, Forbes Coaches Council contributor, high school entrepreneurship teacher, adjunct professor and entrepreneur in residence
Leading Course Materials
LaunchX has continually been a leader in high school entrepreneurship education. Examples of the thought leadership include:
- A top rated edX / MITx course (recognized by CNBC)
- A workbook on Amazon
- Three founder TEDx talks
We’re also constantly innovating on our course materials for the summer program. One of our motto’s is that “data drives decisions,” so we are continuously using feedback to iterate.
LaunchX has collaborated with top universities over the years and is able to pool speakers from these collaborations and more!
- Professors, lecturers, and instructors from universities including MIT, Harvard Business School, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, and more
- Experienced entrepreneurs sharing their stories, providing advice, and giving tips
- Industry experts across branding, design, fundraising, social media, customer acquisition, prototyping, and more
Program leaders and interns bring their entrepreneurial experience:
- Program leader example #1: executive life coach, healthcare consultant, adjunct professor, TEDx speaker, and commercialized a product on Amazon
- Program leader example #2: founder of a company providing online business training, Forbes Coaches Council contributor, high school entrepreneurship teacher, adjunct professor and entrepreneur in residence
LaunchX has continually been a leader in high school entrepreneurship education. Examples of the thought leadership include:
- A top rated edX / MITx course (recognized by CNBC)
- A workbook on Amazon
- Three founder TEDx talks
We’re also constantly innovating on our course materials for the summer program. One of our motto’s is that “data drives decisions,” so we are continuously using feedback to iterate.
High School Entrepreneurs Launching Real Startups
Join the thousands of innovators and change-makers who make up our alumni community of young entrepreneurs.
01850+
young entrepreneurs have completed the LaunchX summer program
0400+
high school startup companies have been launched by our students
087%
experience both personal and professional growth at LaunchX
LaunchX Alumni High School Startups
Click on the startup launched by our high school entrepreneurs to learn more, plus check out the companies page and our blog for many more startup successes.
NEIGH – Tool Rental Service
For communities in need of safe, inexpensive, and efficient tool rental, Neigh is the easy-to-use community-based app through which neighbors can list spare tools for rent and borrow others’ tools.
Neigh, short for neighborhood, represents the goal in connecting communities through the tool rental system. Additionally, Neigh, commonly used to describe the sound a horse makes, reflects their promise to have speedy delivery and reliability like a horse.
Learn more about Neigh is this blog feature.
Vitto Baskets - organic produce delivery
Vitto Baskets is dedicated to promoting a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle and supporting local farms by making organic local produce more accessible.
Within only a month of operation, they sold over $1,000 of Vitto Baskets with plans to sell thousands of dollars more in the months to follow. With local newspaper publications, partnerships with local nonprofits, and soon to come additional locations, they have big plans for the company.
ASOSHI - ambitions connection platform
Launchies are ambitious, and outside of the program can struggle to find the right person to start an initiative with. ASOSHI is intended to support that challenge.
During their beta testing, they formed a manual service where we users would pay $4 to fill out a profile-making Google Form and be paired with a project partner. In less than a week, they had over 15 paying customers with a Discord community of over 70 active users. The feedback after the paying users were paired was overwhelming! Almost all of them were satisfied with the new friend they had made. Within a short timeframe of the program, the venture started talks with multiple investors about partnerships and investments.
For communities in need of safe, inexpensive, and efficient tool rental, Neigh is the easy-to-use community-based app through which neighbors can list spare tools for rent and borrow others’ tools.
Neigh, short for neighborhood, represents the goal in connecting communities through the tool rental system. Additionally, Neigh, commonly used to describe the sound a horse makes, reflects their promise to have speedy delivery and reliability like a horse.
Learn more about Neigh is this blog feature.
Learn More About NeighVitto Baskets is dedicated to promoting a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle and supporting local farms by making organic local produce more accessible.
Within only a month of operation, they sold over $1,000 of Vitto Baskets with plans to sell thousands of dollars more in the months to follow. With local newspaper publications, partnerships with local nonprofits, and soon to come additional locations, they have big plans for the company.
Learn More about their StoryLaunchies are ambitious, and outside of the program can struggle to find the right person to start an initiative with. ASOSHI is intended to support that challenge.
During their beta testing, they formed a manual service where we users would pay $4 to fill out a profile-making Google Form and be paired with a project partner. In less than a week, they had over 15 paying customers with a Discord community of over 70 active users. The feedback after the paying users were paired was overwhelming! Almost all of them were satisfied with the new friend they had made. Within a short timeframe of the program, the venture started talks with multiple investors about partnerships and investments.
Learn More About AshoshiLaunchX Entrepreneurship Program for High School Students Alumni Share Their Experience
Janice Hur
LaunchX was an amazing opportunity to meet other peers and extend my entrepreneurial experience. LaunchX has helped me build my own company and I am eager to continue this business with my team in the future even after LaunchX. I was also lucky enough to build acquaintances between such a fun, energetic cohort that made me laugh so many times during lessons. LaunchX itself is an amazing community also built by thoughtful instructors and interns that are easy to approach and always willing to help us out when we have a question.
Jefferson Cooper
LaunchX is great because it’s challenging. You learn a lot from the experience when it comes from teamwork and collaboration. If you’re in the program, you’re already pretty good at whatever is your specialty. But trust me, this program will take you to a whole different level.
Jonathan Tao
LaunchX catalyzed my development as an entrepreneur. Most importantly, I grew to understand that founding a company is an iterative process with numerous moving parts. There is no formula for success; a bright idea is nothing without a good business plan and an innovative product is nothing without a viable market. Looking forward, I hope to use the invaluable lessons I learned and experiences I acquired at LaunchX in the future.
Bailey Cherry
“LaunchX provides a really unique experience when it comes to mentorship. The ability to have weekly mock board sessions, team meetings and office hours with instructors and interns is insanely valuable. With everyone’s experiences and insights we are able to receive so much feedback from a variety of opinions. Plus, after the 5 weeks we are able to really form connections with board members, instructors and interns as well.
Hunter Habersaat
My LaunchX experience was very positive. I loved my professors, classes, social events, and above all else my team. I don’t think there was any better way I could’ve spent my summer. Some of my highlights were presenting my mini ted talk, receiving my first ‘yes’ to an interview, being posted in my local HOA newsletter, and playing competitive uno with my team.