Think Like An Entrepreneur

13650 Saratoga Avenue,Saratoga CA 95070

19 August, 2022

Description

Join a free in person day camp for ages 14-26 on how sound economics, ethical entrepreneurship, and strong character empower students to succeed in the real world. The program was designed with high school students in mind and will cover the following learning objectives: Wealth Creation, Entrepreneurship, Division of Labor, Role of Entrepreneurs in a Society. This seminar is taught by professors through FEE. Participants will receive a certificate of completion. This program is available at no cost to you, though registration is required. Please only sign up if you can attend both days. Agenda: Aug 19 10:15am - 1pm Session 1: Markets Speaker: James Harrigan Description: What constitutes a market? Should there really be a market for everything? In this session, students will discuss market-based solutions as an alternative to regulation in solving societal problems. Session 2: Killing Uber: Taxis, the Sharing Economy, and Regulatory Capture Speaker: Matt Mitchell Description: Shows how consumers were harmed by regulations and shows how, ironically, the new technology offered by Uber and Lyft actually addressed the market imperfections that taxi regulation was ostensibly designed to address in the first place. Aug 20 10:15am - 1pm Session 1: Entrepreneurs Change the World Speaker: Matt Mitchell Description: This talk focuses on the extraordinary rise in material prosperity of the last 200 years. Humans have achieved longer life spans, better nutrition, higher IQs and lower levels of violence. Important political and historical dates introduced life changing inventions such as the telegraph, penicillin, cargo shipping, etc. The speaker focuses on telling the stories of the entrepreneurs that made these innovations that improved our lives. Session 2: Human Flourishing Speaker: James Harrigan Description: Adam Smith and Thomas Jefferson through the lens of what I experienced living in Iraq.