LAUNCHPAD:
TOP TIER STUDENT FOUNDERS
Come with an idea, project or existing business.
Leave with a vetted product, killer pitch deck and founder friends.
7% acceptance rate
I rewrote the fast
fashion playbook
I founded my dream
supplement line
I went viral answering
math problems
I fixed productivity
for phone addicts
I killed gender-bias
in job applications
I made a social app
for grandmas
I made sneaky AI
for homework
I made learning about
romance easy
I democratized
mentors for teens
PREVIOUS COHORT STATS:
150 🚀
businesses pitched to investors
9.4 ⭐
average participant rating
>$20K 💰
new revenue earned
HOW WE STACK UP...
US
🌇 Who: VC-backed tech company
🚀 Feels like: a business accelerator
🤩 Speakers: young founders & CEOs
😎 Cost: $100
✅ Limited-production swag
🤑 Pitch to investors at end of program
🤝 Potential to meet co-founders
🔥 Social activities & online community
THEM
🏛️ Who: small education company
🍎 Feels like: school
🥱 Speakers: boomer suits & teachers
🤡 Cost: $3,000 - $9,000
❌ NO swag
🤨 Pitch to each other at end of program
😔 Work alone
💤 NO socials & lame community
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WHY >90% ASK TO COME BACK...
“My friend payed $5K for an entrepreneurship program this summer and after comparing experiences I definitely learned more than him.”
- Chris, age 17 from New York
“I made money starting my business, built an awesome pitch deck, learned about marketing & product development and made real contributions to a tech company all in ten weeks.”
- Alex, age 15 from Missouri
“I've participated in several hackathons, leadership programs and school groups. The mentorship I have gotten at Jetson is better than anything I experienced elsewhere.”
- Taylor, age 16 from California