"She Started It" is a film with the goal of "empowering the next generation of women tech founders," by inspiring girls and women alike to be entrepreneurs and leaders in the technology industry. The film talks about the lack of well-known female role models in computer sciences, as well as giving examples of successful and driven women in the field who are not receiving the attention they deserve. Click here to learn more about the film! http://www.shestarteditfilm.com #f

4 life lessons from a fellow teen entrepreneur that are applicable for everyone! 1. Follow your passion and your heart! 2. Do something bigger than yourself! 3. Discover ideas from problems and make challenges opportunities ! 4. Reject limits! #changetheworld #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurshipadvice #teenageentrepreneur #youngentrepreneurs

On October 2nd, Alex Sahai and Planet of the Kids helped organized and presented at Foundation Capital Teen Tech Talks (FCT3). The event brought together teens from 7 different Bay Area schools to discuss the "Future of Technology." The presenters shared their projects, ideas, perspectives, and aspirations on topics ranging from Enviro-tech (Lick-Wilmerding High School) to Bitcoin (Menlo-Atherton High School) to The Future of Technology and Education (Summit Preparatory High

This Business Insider interview with Paula Long, who sold her company EqualLogic to Dell for $1.4 billion in 2008 highlights some of her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Some of the key takeaways include her emphasis on creating a better supply of women entrepreneurs through education and having more women get into the tech industry. Her advice for all entrepreneurs is to remember that "you're the one in control. Don’t think there’s something you can’t do just because someb

Alex recently had the privilege of attending the World Affairs Council Alumni Reunion where fellow World Affairs Council student ambassador alumnus, entrepreneur, and author Ben Casnocha (#1 NYTimes bestseller "The Start Up of You" co-authored with LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman) returned to the annual WAC education program reunion as the featured speaker. Ben Casnocha founded Comcate, Inc., a leading e-government software company at age 14, was a 2006 WAC student ambassador

Luke Li is a 19 year old computer science major at Princeton. Alex Sahai: Luke, could you tell me a little bit about your background and your experience with entrepreneurship? Luke Li: Sure! I'm a rising sophomore majoring in computer science at Princeton, and I'm currently 19 years old. I started and fell in love with programming since 7th grade, and have a similar entrepreneurial interest that thrived with that. I'm very interested in finding and solving tough, practical pr

The Thiel Fellowship is a program started by Peter Thiel, an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and hedgefund manager. Thiel cofounded PayPal with Max Levchin and Elon Musk and served as its CEO. He also cofounded Palantir, of which he is chairman. He serves as president of Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund with $700 million inassets under management; a managing partner in Founders Fund, a venture capital fund with $2 billion in assets under management; and c

Diego Sandoval, a rising senior studying at the American School of Lima Peru where he has started a Social Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow Club! Alex Sahai: Diego could you tell us a little bit about who you are, what you have done, what you hope to do, and what you are passionate about? Diego Sandoval: I am currently a rising senior at the American School of Peru in the International Baccalaureate program, but I was born in Florida and raised in North Carolina, where I had the for

This BBC article highlights several youth entrepreneurs that are changing the world. This article also talks about the how youth are innovating and working on technology at a very young age and how the school system is trying to adapt to accomodate a focus on STEM. Very interesting read! #changetheworld #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #impact #innovation #youngentrepreneurs

This NY Times article talks about the value of being employed during the summer, while addressing the point that teenage employment is at a low as many teenagers shift to doing summer school, pre-college programs, athletics, unpaid internships or camps. The entrepreneurial advice in this article is to create your own job. For example if you applied to 15 different pet stores, you could instead try starting a dog walking business. #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #teenageentrep