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Start Young CEO · Ages 9–15

Think Big. Start Young. Lead the Way.

Most programs teach children about business. Here, they build one. A real venture, in a small cohort, with a real mentor — and AI as a guided co-pilot.

Build is $499 a year. Enroll by [launch-rate end date] at the launch rate of $349 — and the year opens with the CEO Weekend.

This Month's Mission Interview three possible customers. Write five sentences on what surprised you. SUBMIT ON CAMPUS · FEEDBACK IN 72H
Mentor Reply · 41h M"Strong start. Now ask the three what they'd pay — numbers change everything."
VENTURE Nº 001 SCALE — AGE 9 STATUS — REAL ONE IDEA, TESTED BUILT BY HAND PITCH READY 1 2
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The Method

Watching videos never built anything.

Most business courses for children are screens: watch, quiz, certificate, forget. The skills that matter — spotting a problem, talking to customers, pricing, pitching, taking a knock and adjusting — only come from doing.

That is the whole design here. Every child finishes with something that exists: a named venture, an idea they tested on real people, a pitch they can defend, and work a parent can see.

01

Join a cohort.

A small group, matched by stage, moving through the year together.

02

Build every month.

One live Build Sprint class. One build mission. Personal mentor feedback within 72 hours.

03

Show the work.

A Demo Day every quarter, parents watching. A LIQ progress report home twice a year.

Membership · SpecificationFive fixed parts. No exceptions.
A cohortYour child never builds alone
A mentorA real person replies, within 72 hours
A cadenceMonthly classes, monthly missions
A finish lineQuarterly Demo Days
A parent's viewProgress emails, LIQ reports, a seat at every finale
Explorers9–11 · first ventures
Builders11–13 · customers & money
Founders13–15 · positioning & pitch

Live cohorts are grouped by stage, so every session lands at the right level.

The Signatures
The Kickoff

The year opens with the CEO Weekend.

Forty-eight hours. An idea becomes a named business with a pitch, and parents watch the finale. You can't buy the Weekend — it comes with Build, as month one of the membership.

About the CEO Weekend →
AI, Done Right

AI as a co-pilot. Never a babysitter.

Your child works with My AI Co-Founder through guided missions — structured, supervised, and built for their age. No open chatbot. No unsupervised access. A recap email to you after every session.

How we handle AI →
Guided AI, never unsupervised — the full AI Founder Track is coming.
Membership

One membership. Three tiers.

Start
$199
per year

The full 26-course academy, certificates, and a monthly AI mission.

Choose Start
Lead
$1,499
per year · 15 seats

Everything in Build, plus private 1:1 coaching and a personal roadmap.

Apply for Lead

Compare tiers and enroll →

The Founder

Built by an operator. Grounded in research.

Two decades running ships, restaurants, technology teams, and ventures — and a doctorate on how adolescents learn to build. Start Young CEO is both, in one program.

About & Vision →

Bringing a Group?

Schools, companies, and centers run their own private cohorts.

For Schools →

For Companies →

For Partners →

Questions
Is 9 too young?

No — stages do the work. Explorers start small and real: a first venture sized to a 9-year-old's world. The method grows with them.

How much time does it take?

One 75-minute live class a month, one build mission, and the self-paced academy. A steady hour or so a week keeps a child fully in the game; the ones who catch fire do more because they want to.

What does my child actually finish with?

A named venture, an idea tested on real people, a pitch they can defend, and a showcase page of their work. Not a certificate for watching.

What do I see as a parent?

A quarterly progress email, a LIQ report twice a year, an invitation to every Demo Day, and a recap after every AI session.

Is the AI part safe?

It runs on guided missions only — no open chat, ever. Every session ends with a parent recap. The full rules are on one page: AI the Right Way.

Why is pricing in USD?

One campus, one price, everywhere. Families in every country pay the same, in USD, through Stripe.

The next cohort is forming.

Build is $499 a year — $349 at the launch rate until [launch-rate end date]. The year opens with the CEO Weekend.