If you’re gonna be in Toronto on June 9th, today is your lucky day.

Prequel Launchpad is hosting a LIVE Business Kickstarter event for kids ages 9-13. In just under 2 hours, your little entrepreneur will dive into the world of business, learn to leverage AI, and leave with a project they're eager to develop further.

Space is limited to 50 kids.

In today’s issue:

🇨🇦 Flash poll: Canadien, eh?

🎓 These kids rock: BETA Camp grads are heading to their dream schools.

🌎 Notable nibbles: The UN is using Minecraft, colleges with the best ROI, and more.

P.S. — We still have a few guest spots left for the AlphaX Showcase! Come (virtually) watch students present their masterpiece projects on Monday.

^{FLASH POLL}

^{THESE KIDS ROCK}

Congratulations, Prequel Grads!

Last week we called out our outstanding AlphaX seniors, and today we’ve got some rockstar BETA Camp kids heading to some rockstar universities.

I’m seriously blown away by their accomplishments, and totally thrilled for them.

Allow me to introduce you…

🎓 Erica Yu is heading to Yale University. She founded Spods and told us “BETA Camp is a wonderful and immersive experience that takes you into the harsh realities of business and the startup world.”

🎓 Gulbin Alti is going to Stanford University. Her advice to those starting BETA Camp? "You will live the best month of your life. You will start the program as yourself, but you will finish the program as someone else."  We wrote about Gulbin here. 

🎓 Jazmine Lam is heading to UC Berkeley. At BETA Camp, she founded Gentriva, a platform that pairs active teens with elderly folks in need of help around the house. “These experiences helped me adopt healthy practices and the ability to effectively build in a brisk manner.”

🎓 Vincent Yao is heading to McGill University in Montreal . He founded UPop, a platform that matches pop-up vendors with bustling locations, and says “BETA Camp made my brain 12.5% bigger. It's true.” 😆

🎓 Yoobin Oh is heading to Yale University. She founded Chorify, and told us “BETA Camp pushed me out of my comfort zone in terms of creativity and adaptability.”

🎓 Eric Yu is heading to Columbia University . At BETA Camp, he founded Activitry, a tool for kids seeking new extracurriculars.

🎓 Arnav Nair is going to Northeastern University, and founded Adonis AI. He told us “BETA Camp was an amazing experience. I suggest ANYONE who has the drive, the motivation, and the skillsets (or learning capability) to develop and produce an EMPIRE (not just a business or a startup) to join and apply.”

And please, a round of applause for these other amazing BETA Camp grads who are heading to their dream schools this fall. 👇

🎓 Omer Ceyhun Ozturk is heading to Brown University 

🎓 Eddie Jiang is heading to Cornell University

🎓 Willis Yang is heading to UC Berkeley

🎓 Jasmin Leggins is heading to the University of New Orleans

🎓 Daisy Chen is heading to the University of Chicago

🎓 Selvin Perdomo is heading to the University of Southern California

🎓 Richa Chawla is going to the University of Toronto

We’re still accepting enrollments for our summer BETA Camp cohorts.

👆 Matthew made 34 sales in less than a month.

Using AI, he created seasonal coloring books for kids, offering more options and better quality than traditional coloring books.

Launchpad turns 9-13 year-olds into CEOs of their own company, guiding them from idea to $500 in revenue. 

We’re not talking about begging for money with sad little lemonade stands — we’re talking about real businesses that solve real problems for real customers.

Let your kid experience real-world entrepreneurship with Launchpad.

Space is limited — secure your kid’s spot today.

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I’ve got my finger on the pulse of stories that matter to you 👇️

💸 Spending money to make money: The investment in college is a big one. So how do you maximize your ROI?

🌎 Global progress: The UN is using Minecraft to get kids to build resilient cities.

🛌 Roommates?: Should kids have their own room, or is sharing caring?

🇺🇸 Everyone started somewhere: Does your kid have a summer job? So did most world leaders. Give them this quiz to learn which U.S. President sold comic books, and who herded goats.

🤷 Like you need more advice, right?:  Six universal parenting tips from Harvard psychologists.

🧑‍🎓 College trauma: PTSD is no longer just a problem for combat veterans — and its prevalence is rising on college campuses.

👀 Watch: When your kids are collecting seashells on the beach this summer, make sure they don’t have clams in them, or you might owe $88k. 🤦

📚 ICYMI: Your kid’s summer entrepreneurship reading list (with a few for you as well).

Hope you enjoyed today’s issue!

Until next time,

Ivy

CEO Prequel, BETA Camp, Apollo

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