Success
Our Alum Stories
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We are so proud of our alums and celebrate the growth they experienced in and after their summer program. Read how our alums overcame odds, built their business, and discovered what they learned.
Successful Launchies
- 2021 LaunchX Alumnus
- Top-6 finalist of Wai Wai Glocal Teen Hero India
- Co-founder of EcoGo
- EcoGo was selected as a top-6 finalist in the Youth Founders’ Summit by Smarter Me Singapore
- EcoGo was recognized as a Winner at ‘Powered By Youth’ Hong Kong
Mrigank Pawagi
- 2017 LaunchX Alumnae
- Multi-award winning social entrepreneur
- 3 times TEDx speaker
- Current company, She., reaches over 15 countries and has received notable endorsements
Joana Baptista
- 2013 LaunchX Alumnus
- Forbes ’30 Under 30′ honoree
- Forbes ’18 Under 18′ honoree
- TEDx speaker
- Birthright Excel alumnus
- Investor at J-Ventures
- Author of Age is Only an Int: Lessons I Learned as a Young Entrepreneur
Michael Matias
- 2017 LaunchX Alumnae
- TedX speaker
- Co-founder of a technology startup in the Bay Area that raised over $100 million in venture capital
- Founder of a Crypto Price Tracker app that ranked #2 in the finance category on the App Store
Harshita Arora
- 2016 LaunchX Alumnae
- CEO and Co-founder of HelpWear Inc, a company that brings more affordable and accessible healthcare to cardiac patients.
- Thiel Fellowship Recipient, YC Alumni, and a AVP at Pioneer Fund
- Founded Beyond Aging, a functional working group that removes barriers facing the longevity industry
Andre Bertram
- 2019 LaunchX Alumnae
- TedX Speaker
- Co-founder of GirlTechBoss
- Social entrepreneur and intrepid researcher
- Co-founder of Techshare Project, a student-led 501(c)3 that initiatives inspiring the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs
Molly Cantillion
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Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Founder’s Mindset: Navigating Challenges with Resilience
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Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
Still Fueling Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the Second Half of Season One
Alum Stories
Brilliant Mentors
Fueling Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs: Lessons learned from Season 1 of the LaunchX podcast
Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
“Persistence matters”, Rishika Goteti: From a LaunchX rejection to a LaunchX alumni
Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
Rejection is Redirection: For those who didn’t get into LaunchX, I understand.
Entrepreneurship
Company Launches
LIBBLIO Wins AwardX East Africa: How Two Rwandan Teens Are Transforming Access to Books
Entrepreneurship
Company Launches
Innovation Without Limits at AwardX East Africa
Program Updates
Summer Programs
Introducing the LaunchX Bootcamp: Your Gateway to Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
Catch Up with LaunchX Alumni from 2014 to 2024
Entrepreneurship
Application Advice
“Is LaunchX a Scam?”
Application Advice
Entrepreneurship
So you got into LaunchX!
Book Reports
Brilliant Mentors
Point to Your Teammates: Wolfpack by Abby Wambach (Entrepreneur’s Book Club)
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
Connection Over Collection: Diane Darling on mastering the art of networking
Brilliant Mentors
Application Advice
Crafting a Winning Application for LaunchX
Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
Reflecting on My LaunchX Internship: Mohamed M. Mostafa
Alum Stories
Company Launches
Alum Eric Lan on Building Viking Hacks Hackathon: What If You Weren’t Afraid to Fail?
Alum Stories
Innovation
The Power of Energy, Courage, and Speaking Up in Entrepreneurship and Consulting: Eldor on the Online Innovation Program
Alum Stories
Company Launches
Stay Chill, Stay Nerdy: Abhishek Ramshanker on His LaunchX Startup Cogent, Obsessive Ambition, and Balancing School and Startup Life
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
Isabelle Dijkhorst: On her LaunchX startup Foundity, Unexpected Opportunities, and the Power of Human Connection
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
How 2020 Alumni Salah Osman from Kenya Launched AwardX East Africa: A Step Closer to Building the “Silicon Valley of Africa”
Company Launches
Entrepreneurship
Bright Minds and Brighter Ideas: Inside the First Ever AwardX High School Pitch Competition
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
“I don’t want to be the smartest person in the room anymore”: LaunchX CEO/dad Forest Richter on leadership hubris, being friends with your team, and giving tough feedback.
Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
2025 Non-Negotiables and Resolutions from Around the LaunchX Community of Young & Hungry Entrepreneurs
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
Around the right people, you feel invincible: How Isabelle Dijkhorst is fostering entrepreneurship through Foundity
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
“Opportunity doesn’t come the way you want it to”: Salah Osman on the American Dream as a Kenyan, Serving People, Fate, and Being Open Minded.
Entrepreneurship
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship is a Marathon, not a Sprint
Entrepreneurship
Company Launches
No Regrets: 2024 AwardX winner Abbie Goddard on her startup Spikey
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
Into the Unknown: Alumni Rayyan Mir on Lifelong Entrepreneurship with LaunchX
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Summer Programs
Alum Stories
A New Generation of Changemakers: The impact of Sophie Liu and Sudenaz from the LaunchX summer season
Entrepreneurship
Brilliant Mentors
Pearls of Wisdom: LaunchX Instructors and Interns Share Their Best Advice for Young Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurship
Book Reports
The Value of Learning: Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett (Entrepreneur’s Book Club)
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Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Inside LaunchX’s Online Innovation Day
Alum Stories
Application Advice
From MIT to Cryptocurrency: John Peurifoy Alumni Spotlight
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
Unexpected Entrepreneurship: Guillaume Catella on His Venture Builder, Metal Music, and Red Flags for Cofounders [Part 1]
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
Your Network is Your Net Worth: venture capitalist and AwardX judge Adam Choe
Company Launches
Entrepreneurship
Ideas are Cheap, Execution is Expensive: Ali Debow on pivoting, focused attention, and maintaining your energy
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
From Idea to Impact: Why Prototypes Jumpstart Business Success
Application Advice
Entrepreneurship
Tips from the LaunchX Team & Alumni on Applying to LaunchX
Summer Programs
Application Advice
6 Pieces of Advice to Aspiring Launchies
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur?
Alum Stories
Company Launches
Entrepreneurship is for Everyone: Mohamed Mostafa’s Journey from LaunchX to Meducate
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Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
How Dylan Kim is Empowering His Own Path in the Education Industry
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
Bailey Cherry’s changing the world, one book at a time
Tech and Apps
Entrepreneurship
Boost Your Startup's Efficiency: Top 5 Communication Apps
Summer Programs
Brilliant Mentors
First impressions from 2024's LaunchX’s Mentors/Instructors
Tech and Apps
Book Reports
6 Ethical Considerations for Building AI Products
Summer Programs
Entrepreneurship
Do I need to go to university after LaunchX?
Application Advice
How to make a great video for your LaunchX application
Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneur's Exit: Strategies for Selling Your Startup Successfully
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
High schoolers are working on these valuable, lesser-known startups
Tech and Apps
Innovation
AR is poised to disrupt businesses across industries
Application Advice
Summer Programs
5 Application Decisions That Won’t Hurt Your Chances to Get into a LaunchX Summer Program
Innovation
Summer Programs
High School Business Consulting Activities
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
LaunchX alum creating amazing content
Tech and Apps
Entrepreneurship
Collaborate and Elevate: A Comprehensive Guide to Startup Coworking Spaces
Brilliant Mentors
Why I recommend LaunchX Online Entrepreneurship Summer Program to high school students – learning 5 important long-lasting skills in 5 short weeks.
Alum Stories
Entrepreneurship
LaunchX Alum Building Better Healthcare
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
Meet a Mentor – Ken
Innovation
Tech and Apps
Innovation Trends to Shape 2024
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
7 Behavioral Economics Concepts in Startups
Entrepreneurship
50 Business Ideas for Teens
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Innovation
Entrepreneurship
The Mom Test – How to Create Better Products
Brilliant Mentors
Entrepreneurship
Meet a Mentor – Jeddy
Application Advice
Why apply to LaunchX Early?
Book Reports
Entrepreneurship
Better Communication is Shorter – Smart Brevity
Innovation
Innovation in a Doll Company?
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Top 6 Events for High School Entrepreneurs to Attend
Tech and Apps
Entrepreneurship
How 3D Printing Has Evolved Over the Past 10 Years
Book Reports
Entrepreneurship
Are we measuring the wrong thing?
Summer Programs
Entrepreneurship
LaunchX: launching pad for success
Entrepreneurship
Summer Programs
LaunchX community connects top young entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Summer Programs
Guide to High School Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Top 6 Entrepreneurial Extracurricular Activities
Entrepreneurship
Book Reports
Top 12 Entrepreneurial Books for Every Aspiring Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship
How to Form a Startup Legal Entity
Entrepreneurship
Top 11 Entrepreneurial Skills
Tech and Apps
15 Ways to Leverage ChatGPT for Startups
Entrepreneurship
How Entrepreneurs Stand Out in a Competitive Market
Entrepreneurship
Summer Programs
LaunchX ranked #1 in youth entrepreneurship summer programs
Alum Stories
NEIGH - The Startup Who Founded The Best Tool Rental Service
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InternStation: High School Student Internship Opportunities
MUNECK - An innovative approach for neck pain
3 Tips for an outstanding product development
Social Entrepreneurship 101
Overcoming the trough of sorrow
OmniCreate: Helping Autistic Students Gain Creative Expression
3 Key Tips for Collaboration and Teamwork during LaunchX
Using The Power of Leverage
LaunchX Alumni share lessons from the program
The Value of People in a Startup
6 tips to generate ideas when you're in a creative rut
In the News
LaunchX 2022 Entrepreneurial Summer Program
Anshul Gupta: Paving my Road to Entrepreneurship
ASOSHI - connecting high school students with similar ambitions
Vitto Baskets - local fresh produce Delivered to your door
Buzz - A Communication Platform For The Elderly
Lessun - Connecting students through learning
Building an Effective Virtual Team in 7 Steps
Are you an entrepreneur? Overview of LaunchX Accepted Students
