Having been a student of the guy behind 140 Varick st and re-vitalization of Silicon Alley, I am glad that we start teaching the new generation what it means to be an entrepreneur.<p>Most kids today are going to college for a paper degree that will get them in the corporate world and provide layers and layers of management cushion one on top of another. Although boring, political and unfulfilling these jobs are not really demanding.<p>Most people who go through the start-up experience (successful or not) and wear many hats come out of it with invaluable experience and make better owners/employees/consultants :)<p>Seeing this made my day.
What you're forgetting is at that age one simple thing can create a spark in a kid.<p>My uncle gave me a crystal radio at 10 (in the shape of Alan Shephard's space capsule) and that led me to becoming an amateur radio operator. Later a science teacher further stoked my interest in tech.<p>Sometimes it really is the simple things in life that set a kid on a journey.
That is just great. Just what is needed to increase the chances the generation growing up now will be entrepreneurs. I will try to set us up as a host for something similar this fall here in Sweden. I am inspired by all actions to increase entrepreneurship and especially to children and teenagers.
I wish programs like this were in place when I was a child. Imagine going to Google when it was still a few guys in a small office. It would be a life changing event.