California High School Entrepreneurship Club
Co-Founder and Creative Technologist at C-X-G
Walnut Creek, CA
Patrick has been the the Founder or Co-founder of several Bay Area companies including Pinnacor, Inc, Stockpoint, COLO.com, MyEvents.com, Obscura Digital, and most recently Roar Engine. He is currently the Co-Founder and Creative Technologist of C-X-G.
Director of Business Development at BloomSky
Menlo Park, CA
Carlos is the Director of Business Development at BloomSky, the first crowd sourced-real time weather app. Carlos sits on the board of Fund Dreamer, a crowd sourcing platform aimed to help women and minorities raise start-up equity. Armed with a Finance Degree from Stanford, Carlos formerly worked for Farmers, GMAC, and Dean Witter.
Fort Mason Center
Hosted by: Jason Calacanis
October 13-14, 2015
Listened to speakers from top tech companies and VC firms who talked about topics from growing your startup to hiring the right team to pitching investors.
Outside
Lining up for food trucks!
Inside
During intermission
Fort Mason Center
Hosted by: Jason Calacanis
March 2-4, 2016
The world's largest startup event. With a mission to support founders and inspire innovation, we learned from VC's and founders on how to start a company and listened to startups pitch live onstage to a panel of judges.
Outside
In the presence of the Hyperloop!
In the demopit, Cafe X was voted the Launch Festival's best overall startup. Cafe X is a robot that makes premium coffee in 10 seconds.
Inside
Listening to a panel of judges giving feedback to startups that have just pitched.
At Pixar we learned about what goes into making a film including conception, story development, animation, production, and finance. Similarly, how Pixar and Disney work together to maximize their profits from each film by creating theme park exhibits and having merchandise ready the day the film is released. Something that everyone will benefit from is Pixar's new goal to release two movies every three years.
At Glassdoor, we learned about what they have done to gain more exposure and set themselves apart in the early days. This has led to Glassdoor's 50% growth in the last 6 months. We became familiar with the day to day activities of people in various departments including marketing and business development.
At Sungevity, we learned about the struggles of starting a solar company and getting early adoption. We learned the value of staying focused, having a good team, and that the ball is always in your court! Additionally, we learned about the importance of having a long-term vision and great execution. This has ultimately led Sungevity to be a major player in the solar industry.
At Lyft we learned about their strategy early on and how they were able to onboard their first customers and drivers while still introducing people to ride sharing. We learned how community driven Lyft is, and their dedication to maintain a great expereince through driver and rider incentives. Likewise, how they've been able to leverage big brands like Starbucks and GM to promote Lyft and emerge as one of the premier ride sharing services.
President & Founder
Senior
Inspired by my dad, a true entrepreneur, I started this club to share my passion of entrepreneurship with my classmates. Through speakers and tours, I hope our members get an insight into entrepreneurship that they couldn't find elsewhere. Some of my go-to places to learn more about entrepreneurship include Bloomberg West, TechCrunch, and my favorite, TWiST with Jason Calacanis.
Mark Sarkany
Vice President
Senior
Entrepreneurship is the epicenter of innovation. It is what keeps mankind going. I find it interesting to learn about how successful businesses started so I can take a similar path and start a company in the future.
Iftee Shahriar
Treasurer
Senior
Entering high school I became interested in entrepreneurship. As a future computer science major, I aspire to start my own company eventually. Being given the opportunity to listen to entrepreneurs and tour companies is something I find invaluable.
Darren Lin
Event Coordinator
Senior
I joined the club because entrepreneurship offers freedom. If I start my own company, I can oversee and control everything that happens. I like the fact that being an entrepreneur doesn't keep you tied down to one specific job.
Ms. Falkner
Advisor
