YOUNG LEADERS IN INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM 2020 | YOUNG TECH LEADERS 2020
Harvard Student Agencies Future Entrepreneurs Program
Next batch starts from
14th October, 2023
Duration: 2 weekends
Start Date:14th October, 2023 
Video Conferencing interactions on14th, 15th, 21st & 22nd October 2023
Future Entrepreneurs Program is an exclusive program with Learn with Leaders.
Apply nowSchool is the time to explore stuff, make friends, and yes, discover if there’s a Steve Jobs lurking inside a young mind. Harvard Student Agencies offers budding entrepreneurs at school the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of doing business and taking an idea to execution.
A 2-weekend program that teaches students how to pitch their business ideas, perform market research, and generate investment. The program acts as an excellent preparation mechanism for launching an idea to execution.
What the program intends to do
Pre-college entrepreneurship incubation
Inspiring entrepreneurship at school
The programs are a mix of theory and practical, driven by engaging interactions between students and trainers for the best learning experience. The schedule itself is designed to facilitate as much learning as possible through lectures, practices and workshops.
All sessions are held via Zoom, a trusted and stable software that enables seamless teaching. Students do not need to create an account. The software itself can be accessed on various devices including smartphones, tablets, desktop PCs and laptops. Zoom also has the latest security features to keep users’ information private.
Interested high school students should submit their application. Shortlisted students will go through an interview round before selection.
The Future Entrepreneurs Program is open to students entering grades 8th-12th.
Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Applications are processed on a rolling basis, and will not be reviewed until all application materials have been submitted.
The shortlisted applicants will be notified, and will go through an online interview process. Applications will be reviewed and processed as soon as possible.
Early application Deadline: 31 July, 2023.
Regular Application Deadline: 31 August, 2023.
We are looking for students from all backgrounds and experiences across India. International students are also welcome to apply.
Strong writing ability as evidenced in the application that showcases intellectual and academic strength and promise for continued growth and achievement. We are also excited to know about your school leadership experiences, active participation in debates, or any extracurricular activities pursued to showcase initiative and creativity.
Ideal students for the program are those who are looking to expand their thinking and creativity in new dimensions.
Program Fee for Early Applicants USD 300
Program Fee for Regular Applicants USD 400
Jamie Caines is a rising senior at Harvard studying Bioengineering, S.B. She has worked on several projects in health technology, most recently to reduce the number of road traffic fatalities in India. Combining her interests in tech, data, and business, this past semester she used data analytics to provide insights to clients with the Harvard
Data Analytics Group. Her entrepreneurial experience includes working at a digital experience startup as well as a startup bridging founders, talent, and investors. This year she will work on dealflow at a Chicago-based venture firm while completing her engineering thesis. She is passionate about health technology and hopes to start her own company and invest in the space in the future.
Ethan Myers is a freshman currently living on campus at Harvard. He will be concentrating in Economics and minoring in East Asian Studies. He is a member of Harvard's Financial Analyst Club and a Communications Associate with Harvard's Personal Finance and Consulting Group.
Chris is currently a sophomore studying Government with a secondary in Economics. He is especially interested in U.S. public policy, with a focus on social and economic policy and their unequal distributive effects; Chris currently a member of the Institute of Politics and their economic policy program. Professionally, he is interested in pursuing a career in consulting and am currently a Case Team Leader at the Harvard College Consulting Group.
Sydney is a senior concentrating in Government on the technology science track. She was on the board of directors of the Harvard College Consulting Group and will be moving to Boston for a full-time role with Deloitte Consulting after graduation.
Franky Fernandez is a Sophomore at Harvard College majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Education Studies. He has had numerous experiences tutoring and mentoring across a variety of subjects, and is passionate about providing young people with high-quality education opportunities. Most recently, Franky has done work with CORE Response, an emergency relief organization providing free COVID testing across the United States. On campus, he spends his time working as the Content Director for Crimson Connect, a student-led organization that helps facilitate conversations between current Harvard undergraduates and alumni. Franky is a big sports fan, and hopes to pursue a career in education policy reform post-graduation.
Sahara Kirwan is a rising senior at Harvard University, majoring in Economics and minoring in Government with a Language Citation in Italian. While from Manhattan, New York, Sahara attended international schools in Beijing, China and London, England throughout middle school and high school. During her time abroad she learned Mandarin and French, with a clear passion for languages. Aside from traveling, she loves crime/thriller literature and film as well as playing volleyball and basketball. Sahara hopes to pursue a career in investment banking post-college, as she enjoys working in a client-facing role but also aspires to gain technical/financial skills. This summer she completed an internship at Deutsche Bank where she was an investment banking summer analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group, and hopes to return after senior year.
Max is a recent graduate of the Harvard College Class of 2020 and is originally from Valdosta, Georgia. At Harvard, he received a degree in Statistics with a citation in Italian. In college, Max was a part of the Undergraduate Council and Harvard Boxing. Previously, he interned as a Business Analyst at CarMax Auto Finance, where he learned the in’s and out’s of the business world and developed a passion for business. Early August, Max moved to New York City, where he will begin his new job as a Credit and Fraud Risk Analyst at American Express Co. Max enjoys sports, music, learning languages, and exploring new places.
Rocio is a rising sophomore originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. At Harvard, she is studying Economics with a citation in German. Outside of academics, Rocio is involved with Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business, is a board member for Harvard Organization for Latin America and works with different organizations to plan and staff educational conferences on campus and across the world.
This fall, she will be living in Germany where she'll intern in business development for a startup, working to expand its business outside of Europe. Rocio enjoys learning languages, traveling and spending time with friends.
Shreyansh Goyal Pathways School Noida
"I enjoyed the method of learning where we learnt concepts and then applied them. It made it easier to remember them.
Mostly in school as we learnt a lot about how to sell a product/idea. These skills are useful anywhere but I intend to use them in class as they’re useful for subjects such as Humanities and Product Design.
I did not expect so much teamwork to be there. I really liked it as we got to make friends as well through the course of the 2 weekends.
Exciting"
Samika TanejaPathways School Noida
"I enjoyed the presentations the most as well as the process on making them. It was quite interesting.
I plan to use these skills in my CAS project, which is a project where we plan to do something for the society(I am currently working with underprivileged children), I am also planning to use them in my personal project where we showcase our personal interest through a final product that we create.
It actually turned out to be quite similar to what I expected. For example, the presentations, lectures were extremely informative but not boring at all. They were engaging and interesting especially the variety of examples presented to us.
Phenomenal"
Suhana GargG.D. Goenka World School
"I enjoyed forming ideas for a business in the brainstorming session on the first day of the programme. The activity gave me an opportunity to present my idea in front of my group and instructors, and it helped me gain constructive feedback on how I can work on mending the idea to form a business plan for the future.
The skills I learnt in the program will be utilised in finding which career I want to pursue and what the best way is that I can reach my goal. Moreover, these skills have taught me how to plan my ideas and present them in a cohesive and structured manner.
I expected the workshop to be demanding and strict. Instead, it was stimulating, informative, challenging and fun. It was better than sitting in a class learning the same topics through a coursebook.
One word description for the workshop: exhilarating"
Aarushi Bansal Pathways World School Aravali
"I personally loved the program! Understanding new concepts and simultaneously applying that knowledge to create our own venture was a great experience. Moreover, the workshop provided me with skills to take my visions further in terms of bringing positive change to the society by bringing entrepreneurial ideas to life with proper planning. This program also gave me an opportunity to meet new people from around the nation and collaborate, research and connect with them.
One word to describe the workshop: visionary"
