From Idea to Startup: enterpreneurship basics for young founders
🚀 From Idea to Startup: Entrepreneurship Skills for Young Founders
Big dreams start early! Join Junior Entrepreneurs Hub and Sisters Female Founders community for a high-impact, tactical workshop designed for future leaders ages 12-18. Learn how to turn a raw idea into a scaling startup from Silicon Valley tech executives and venture-backed founders.
🎨 Note: This is a collaborative family experience—Parents must attend!
📅 Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, Sept 20 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Audience: Aspiring entrepreneurs (Ages 12-18) & their parents
💡 Core Takeaways
Entrepreneurship Skills: Think like a founder and learn to solve real-world problems.
Hands-On Experience: Work on your ideas, team up, and build real projects.
Elite Networking: Meet like-minded peers and connect with expert mentors.
Future Opportunities: Discover paths to tech competitions, internships, and accelerator programs.
🎤 Featured Speakers
🎓 Main Workshop: Startup Fundamentals
🗣️ Ajay Bam (Lecturer of Entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley Haas)
Serial entrepreneur and tech executive with 15+ years of experience building, scaling, and exiting venture-backed companies. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of Vyrill (an AI-powered video commerce platform). Previously, Ajay co-founded Modiv Media (acquired by Catalina Marketing), led global product initiatives at Nokia generating $20M+, and holds multiple mobile commerce patents.
🔥 Panel Discussion: From High School Best Friends to $1M Raised
🗣️ Zuhayr Zhanoff (CEO of Siml) & Nurtilek Raimzhanov (COO of Siml)
High school best friends who successfully raised $1,000,000 in just two weeks for their startup, Siml (AI that runs your storefront).
Zuhayr: MIT CS & Econ alum and Z Fellows member.
Nurtilek: Operations mastermind who built 10+ autonomous logistics agents and scaled them to $500,000.
Daniel Martinez - Founder of Units, building the coolest school , YC founder
And Remy - 17 years, raised 200K and doing data labeling
About the Host
Sisters Female Founders is a global community empowering women founders to build globally competitive startups.
We connect founders to Silicon Valley expertise, capital, and networks through curated experiences, mentorship, and pitch opportunities.
📧 Info@sistersfemalefounders.com
✨ Follow us on LinkedIn, Luma & Instagram to stay connected
Junior Entrepreneurs Hub is a premier global initiative dedicated to inspiring and training the next generation of innovators and leaders aged 12–18.
We equip young minds with practical entrepreneurial skills, critical thinking, and a founder's mindset through hands-on project building, expert mentorship, and real-world opportunities.
📧 Info@juniorentrepreneurshub.com
Event Sponsors
Vostok Gyro & Shawarma Halal is a local food truck serving fresh, flavorful Central Asian and Mediterranean-inspired food in the Bay Area.
From our signature chicken and beef shawarma to plov, lagman, dumplings, honey cake and other homemade favorites, everything is prepared with care and bold, authentic flavor.
We currently have locations in Santa Clara (36 Washington St, Santa Clara) and San Francisco (98 Franklin St, San Francisco).