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Entrepreneurship

The Spike Lab Sees Record Interest From High Schoolers To Learn Entrepreneurship During The Pandemic
The Spike Lab Sees Record Interest From High Schoolers To Learn Entrepreneurship During The Pandemic 1200 358 Jennifer Eident

This is an except from our press release published on multiple sites including Yahoo Finance, Market Watch and AP News. See the…

Coach Profiles: Introducing Steven Eno
Coach Profiles: Introducing Steven Eno 1000 1000 Theo Wolf

In this post, you’ll meet Steven Eno, a former teacher and engineer who has built multiple successful STEM and innovation programs at high schools.

August Recommended Readings
August Recommended Readings 550 584 Jennifer Eident

August 2020 recommended stories on youth innovation and college admissions.

This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Launch a Spike
This Summer Is the Perfect Time to Launch a Spike 538 476 Lloyd Nimetz

If you’re laboring away trying to figure out what to do this summer, labor no more; build a Spike. It’s the most fun, developmentally challenging and rewarding way for teens to spend their summer AND it’s pandemic proof!

Empathy Interviewing: How to do It and Why it Matters
Empathy Interviewing: How to do It and Why it Matters 1000 795 Theo Wolf

Empathy interviewing is a valuable skill for anyone in the early stages of an ambitious project. In this post, our coach Sara DuPont breaks down best practices for empathy interviewing.

The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School
The 14 Critical Innovation Skills Kids Aren’t Learning in High School 1280 384 Lloyd Nimetz

This blog post outlines the most important competencies that high schoolers need to be developing to be prepared for the innovation economy. The primary categories include Initiative, Creativity, Planning and Communication.

The New York City Young Entrepreneurs Meetup
The New York City Young Entrepreneurs Meetup 800 600 Theo Wolf

In partnership with several of New York City’s top private schools, who are all leaders in entrepreneurship education, we hosted a New York City young entrepreneurs meetup for high school students at Spotify’s US Headquarters. See pictures from the event inside.

The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being
The Spike Lab’s Reason for Being 466 215 Lloyd Nimetz

Get an inside look at how our founder, Lloyd Nimetz, thinks about the mission of The Spike Lab: so all students graduate from high school with the achievement skills needed to become leaders and entrepreneurs. Please, not, this is an outdated version of our mission statement. The latest can be read here: https://thespikelab.com/the-spike-labs-reason-for-being-2/

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