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    BETA Camp: Summer Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

    BETA Camp: Summer Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

    • BETA Camp: Summer Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Online
    • Provided By: Independent Provider
    • Session Start: June, July, August
    • Session Length: Four Weeks
    • Entering Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, PG
    • Category: Business/Entrepreneurship
    • Sub-Categories: Business, College Application, Entrepreneurship, Engineering
    • Selective: Yes
    • Ages: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • Minimum Cost: $3,000 - $6,999
    • Career Clusters: Business Management and Administration
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Call: (512) 980-1778
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    Overview

    BETA Camp is a 4-week virtual entrepreneurship bootcamp where high school students build a revenue-generating startup alongside experienced entrepreneurs, world-class instructors,  and industry professionals from companies like Google, Apple, IKEA, Meta, Doordash, and McKinsey.

    Several alumni leave the programs with thousands in revenue and have gone on to develop their passions into real world businesses, raising $150k-$1.5M in seed funding.

    Students walk away from the program with:

    1. A startup with real customers and revenue 

    On demo day, our top-performing teams made over $1000 of revenue after just one week of launching their product. There's nothing that will stand out more in college applications and to future employers than real execution and results!

    2. Connections to internships

    Since our whole program is taught by industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and CEOs - in every workshop you have the opportunity to catch a person's eye that can land you an internship. Our students have landed internships through BETA Camp at global firms based in Amsterdam, China, Canada, Australia, and the US at companies.

    3. Lifelong friends from around the world

    Work on a team with the top students from across North America! Break out of your community and broaden your horizons by learning about careers and opportunities you didn't know you didn't know!

     

    HOW DOES BETA CAMP WORK?

    1. Learn

    Learn from 50+ jam-packed modules on our virtual student portal with proprietary seminars inspired by top MBA classes at Harvard and Wharton and Silicon Valley incubators like Y Combinator. All content is proprietary and made specifically to help you learn everything you need to start and run a business in the shortest amount of time.

    Week 1: Business and Tech Fundamentals

    Week 2: Ideation and Design Thinking

    Week 3: Building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), automated workflows, marketing and sales

    Week 4: Demo and Pitch! BETA Camp culminates in a Demo Day where students present their achievements and results to real investors and VCs for feedback.

    2. Practice

    Live Sessions run Monday through Friday in a workshop format. These workshops are led by our rotating instructors (all top industry professionals). All live sessions are active and engaging. There are a total of 60 hours of live interactive workshops with experienced entrepreneurs, startup CEOs and industry professionals.

    • Company Challenges - Solve problems with real companies and startups and get feedback on your presentation directly from the CEO or other executives
    • Mindset and Personal Development - Our workshops are focused on growing your success toolkit and cover impactful topics like negotiation, creativity, and rejection training— skills you’ll use repeatedly during the course of your career
    • Founder Fireside Chats - Connect with inspiring founders who have built their startups from the ground up and ask them all your burning questions.
    • Future Career Panels Panels - Detailing different career paths and interests to help you explore what’s right for you. From traditional corporate paths to startup roles to higher education to digital nomads, we cover everything that’s out there

    3. Apply your knowledge

    After students learn and practice, students apply their learnings by building their own revenue-generating startup in teams!

    • Personalized Mentorship - All teams of 5-6 students will receive weekly 1:1 team guidance from successful founders, investors, and builders. Each student and startup team is supported by a dedicated Industry Mentor and Startup Advisor.
    • Discord Community - Share ideas, discuss, and work on projects with your peers. Have questions? Our Teaching Assistants from top universities are also on Discord to provide mentorship 24/7. It isn't uncommon for over 100,000 messages to be sent over the course of the program in our lively community.
    • Socials - Weekly socials that bring all our teen founders together and help co-founders form tighter bonds! Build relationships that will lead to future friendships, partnerships, job offers, and investments

    Testimonials(19)

    • In the very first session, one of the camp counselors said that what you put in is what you get out, and this couldn't be more true. BETA Camp offers so much more than just information and lectures. The counselors provide campers with hands on experiences regarding growing problems in our world. This teaches us campers how to address issues and build solutions, providing experiences that create the leaders of the future. My personal favorite part of the camp is creating our own start-ups. This gives us guided opportunities during the program, but will also help us for making decisions and affects our actions long after the camp is over.

      - Jada Coronel - August 20, 2020

    • The program did a really great job of making the information more concise and understandable and finding a balance between lectures and interactive activities. BETA Camp has been more engaging and interactive than in-person camps I have attended!

      - Madison Huang - August 20, 2020

    • BETA Camp has been better than some physical camps I've been to. In just my first week, I learned more about business strategy than any course could've ever taught me. From dealing with rejection to understanding exactly how enormous Silicon Valley companies functioned. All in all, BETA Camp was one of the most rigorous summer programs I've been through but I wouldn't trade it for the world

      - Rishi Kothari - August 20, 2020

    • Going into BETA Camp I expected it would be similar to online school, but after just the first session I realized how wrong I was. With the exceptional job that the camp counselors have done with adapting efficiently and scheduling accordingly has opened my eyes. Online camp really allows for more room to grow despite the fact that it is run from home and remotely!

      - Jennifer Jang - August 21, 2020

    • After just one week in BETA Camp, I already realized it's not like any other program. Not only do you find yourself immersing in lectures and participating in engaging activities, but you are also armed with an abundance of resources (connections with advice from founders, CEOs, and other industry professionals). The connections I've made with my team and how close we've gotten is absolutely crazy. This was definitely a once in a lifetime experience, and I wouldn't have traded it for the world!

      - Megan So - August 22, 2020

    • At BETA Camp we're constantly put into situations where we have to work with new people, it has taught us that we need to push each other if we want to maximize our potential and that having a good atmosphere within a team makes working with each other much easier.

      - Aayan Siddiqui - August 24, 2020

    • BETA Camp not only opened me up to knowledge in fields of business & tech, but also made it possible for me to see a much larger range of opportunities for myself in the future.

      - Annika Xu - August 30, 2020

    • BETA Camp was a valuable experience for me. It was my shot at trying something new and it turned out to be a great choice. I learned that business is a vast field with so many things to learn about. But the best part is working on an idea and putting a lot of effort into it and seeing your baby grow.

      - Omar Ahmed - August 30, 2020

    • My daughter has loved BETA Camp. She's learning real-world problem solving, communication, and ideation skills that aren't honed in schools. She entered the program intimidated as she was one of the youngest, but is emerging with newfound confidence and important skills for the future. Really impressed by the program.

      - Karla Congson - December 5, 2020

    • BETA Camp has taught me so much, not only about what it takes to be a strong business leader, but also how to have the courage to try. Try new things, experience new challenges, overcome them, and improve to reach your fullest potential!

      - Cheryl Geng - December 7, 2020

    • BETA Camp has been one of the best experiences I've had. If you are debating on whether or not joining BETA Camp is worth it, I 100% guarantee it is. Even if your startup does not turn out to be the best, the community that you are surrounded with is well worth the cost. Everybody is here to learn and grow together.

      - Riane Long - December 15, 2020

    • BETA Camp has been one of the best experiences I've had. If you are debating on whether or not joining BETA Camp is worth it, I 100% guarantee it is. Even if your startup does not turn out to be the best, the community that you are surrounded with is well worth the cost. Everybody is here to learn and grow together.

      - Riane Long - December 15, 2020

    • I have learned so much from BETA Camp. Connecting with other amazing campers have really helped me become a better version of myself. I am a very shy person, but BETA Camp helps me step out of my comfort zone. I have never expected myself to email, connect, and DM so many strangers and engaging in conversations with them!

      - Jessie Deng - December 15, 2020

    • To anyone skeptical about the possibility of creating your own startup in just a few weeks, you really have no idea how much you will be able to learn and grow. Coupled with a helpful team, you can make a surprising impact in any industry. BETA Camp serves as a really good opportunity to get your foot into the door, even before leaving high school

      - Noah Juravsky - December 17, 2020

    • I feel like camp is truly a place to make friends. Beta Camp enabled me to work with individuals of different skills and personality types and I would never have expected to develop incredible relationships with my peers. Everything from the people you meet to ideating is fun when you get to do it with friends. Thanks Beta Camp!

      - Tanya Yousofi - April 30, 2021

    • Beta Camp is an extraordinary introduction and window into the fundamental processes of business development and management. As someone entering a business undergrad, it was a super insightful way of preparing me. Strongly recommend beta camp for anyone interested in entrepreneurship or learning about business in general. Bravo zulu to the camp administration for making this experience possible.

      - Kyne Wang - April 29, 2021

    • BETA Camp is what Y-Combinator is to Adults; a startup accelerator that changes your life prospects right from day 1. BETA Camp is unique in the way that it teaches theory that you can immediately apply to your startup. Not many High Schoolers can say that they run a startup and what's better is that the program helps you build a sustainable startup that can genuinely make you some money to grow the startup even more. With BETA Camp, nothing is impossible and it will set an amazing foundation for your future and will make you more prudent in your capabilities. The BETA Camp community is there only to help you from the ground up, immediately lifting the expectation of you already being some multibillionaire! It is important to note that success with your startup only comes if you listen and take care of the work needed!

      - Shakeel Majeed - April 27, 2021

    • It's always scary putting yourself out there, especially in a virtual environment. However, nothing measures up to the incredible experience BETA Camp offers. The community was always uplifting, and I was surrounded by people who were willing to help me succeed. BETA Camp also allowed me to interact with executives from Google, Ikea, and various other industry leaders. I found incredible value indirectly communicating with experts in various industries, and forging personal connections with them. In all, the BETA Camp experience is one that I will always look back on and value. If you're considering applying, I would absolutely recommend it!

      - Stephanie Sheng - May 1, 2021

    • When first enrolling into Beta Camp I wasn't sure how everything would work. It was completely virtual, I didn't know anyone, and I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to learn. Little did I know this program was able to bring me out of my comfort zone and change my whole perspective on business. From attending the very first session I was able to meet so many amazing young entrepreneurs. With such a positive environment everyone helped each other grow and learn in so many fun and exiting ways. Throughout the program I was able to strengthen my teamwork, communication, and leadership skills while making so many friends that I will stay in touch with from all over the world. Beta Camp isn't an ordinary theoretical business program, it allows all students to create something original from nothing but a raw idea while applying all the essential knowledge learned through amazing workshops and activities. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to participate in a program like this because it is something I'll never forget. I would highly recommend Beta Camp to anyone who aims to help themselves grow and succeed in the business field.

      - Owen Belavin - April 28, 2021
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