Checkout Planet of the Kids at TTSF@ISTP (International School of the Peninsula). FOr this event Tony Fadell (CEO of Nest) spoke in a fireside chat with Marc, the President of TTSF, about technology and innovation in Silicon Valley. There were numerous workshops from introductions to Python and Arduino to a hands-on making experience with MakeX, a student-led organization based out of Palo Alto that enables teenagers to be exposed to 3D Printing, Laser cutting, and other swee

This weekend Bay Area Student Entrepreneurs and Planet of the Kids helped sponsor and organize TeenHackthon, a hackathon at the Paypal Global Townhall exclusively for teenagers! There were a variety of awesome hacks done this weekend, including a fully functioning hovercraft (checkout picture 5), a non-newtonian space simulator, and a whole plethora of other sweet projects! During the event, Alex and the rest of the BASE team gave workshops on How-To-Pitch, Intro to HTML/CSS,

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

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

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

We just finished two more Planet of the Kids Entrepreneurship and Innovation workshops in Argentina, where we presented to students in the IB Business course of the Northlands School in Buenos Aires. The IB business classes were filled with incredible students from future engineers to aspiring designers who are looking to make a difference in their communities and in the world. We presented about Business Models, Innovation, and the Design Thinking Process. We also had severa

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