The Downtown Brooklyn tech scene now includes some ambitious high school students taking part in NYC Generation Tech – a new tech-entrepreneurship program administered by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Students are currently taking part in a two-week boot camp at the LIU Brooklyn campus, where last Friday, each student took the stage for two minutes to pitch their idea for a marketable mobile app. For instance, Fitbuddy is an app that would help overweight high schoolers by syncing their class schedules with a recommended eating schedule and encouraging healthier lifestyle options. Another student proposed an idea for a stock simulator that would break down the complexities of stock market jargon and make it easy for anyone to make money trading stocks. Check out a sampling of the presentations below.
The students will now form teams to develop some of the app ideas and compete in a business plan competition to be judged by the tech community. They’ll continue their entrepreneurial education throughout the fall with weekly sessions held at different tech companies throughout the city. Any companies interested in supporting the program should contact Jordan Runge at Jordan.runge@nfte.com.
