Silicon Valley Camp

Silicon Valley Summer Sessions 2020
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Online Business Accelerator
for Teens 12+

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Program

Six-week startup program with Silicon Valley mentors. Great opportunity to get investments and win a trip to the USA

STARTUP ProGRAM

Silicon Valley Camp 2020

Summer 12-day program for Future Leaders and Young Entrepreneurs (12+)

Silicon Valley is famous for nourishing
the world's leaders in innovation.
Enter the future best prepared for success.

The youth think differently, but they are raised under the same old boring curriculum. This program allows talented young leaders to break out of the system in a place with no technological limits.

To be prepared for future leadership, your child needs to closely understand new technologies and problem-solving way of thinking.

This program will teach selected individuals how to seek success in this competitive environment or how to Hack the Valley. During their program, participants will visit the iconic companies such as Apple, Facebook and Google, and meet with the people behind them.

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You don't need to know what you want! Relax. You just need to be in an ever-changing environment with the right people to guide you. Young founders see new opportunities faster either way.

Pavel Cherkashin

Co-Founder SV Camp and Managing Partner Mindrock VC

Our Team

Get to know our Silicon Valley team and mentors

Natalia Cherkashina

Co-Founder SV.camp
When my family moved to the Silicon Valley, it felt as if I had entered a new dimension of opportunities and knowledge. I've been wanting to share this feeling ever since.

Ivan Shamaev

Co-Founder SV.camp
Interested in high-impact businesses, financial technology, digital startups, new innovation. Created a unique startup program for youth.

Adeo Ressi

CEO and Founder of the Founder Institute

Adeo is a recognized mentor for fast growing technology businesses. He has pioneered innovations in the protection of founder rights, the raising of early stage capital and the scaling of new businesses.

Nicholas Davidov

Investor, Gagarin Capital

Serial entrepreneur and Venture Capital enthusiast in love with AI technologies.
"Investor of the year" in 2016 by RBC

Sanjit Singh Dang, PhD

Former Director of Intel Capital, Founder U First Capital

Sanjit is a diligent and talented investment and business development professional. He is one of those rare people who consistently "walks his talk." He provides great insight, is an excellent resource and is always a joy to be around.

Mikhail Kokorich

Founder and CEO Momentus

Momentus is providing a shuttle service for satellites. Large rockets deliver our shuttles loaded with satellites into an initial orbit.

Maxim Nogotkov

Serial enterpreneur

He started his first business at 12 years old from scratch. Since 2007 has been developing retail banking services, jewelry retail chain, e-commerce, big data, civic project for e-democracy.

Gary Fowler

CEO and President at GSD Venture Studios, International AI Executive and Speaker, Co-Founder of Yva.ai

Award-winning Senior level executive with 28+ years of success in global strategic innovation leadership, sales, marketing, operational and investment management.

Marina Davidova

Head of Operations

Business venture angel and experienced entrepreneur

Tony Perkins

Silicon Valley OG. Founder of Cryptonite. Previously Founder of Red Herring, AlwaysOn, Churchill Club, SVB Tech Group

Tony is a Silicon Valley mainstay and one of the most connected and creative people there. The future belongs to Silicon Valley, and Tony will see and know it before all others.

Sergey Doronichev

Schlumberger

Combining roles of Immersive Technology Manager and Subject Matter Expert. He has a special interest in creating VR/AR solutions that will completely change the way people interact with digital data in Oil and Gas world.

Summer Camp Format 2020

Take a deep dive into Silicon Valley. Follow the footsteps of Steve Jobs from his parent's garage to the largest global corporation. Talk to serial entrepreneurs. Learn how to get into Stanford or Minerva. Learn to present yourself, your business ideas, and to conduct negotiations. Enjoy the beauty of California, take a ride in the latest Tesla model. Have the most productive week of your life.

Preliminary Program Agenda

Program participants fly in, meet at the airport, transfer to accommodation locations, get to know their space, prepare for the program
Welcome reception ceremony with the participation of mentors and coaches.
Introduction talks from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.

Why best technology companies come here? How did the city evolve from gold rush to digital gold rush?
The store of the future - AmazonGo
First team work project in San Francisco park
Lunch at Pier 39 with the view of sea lions
Exploratorium museum, Golden Gate Bridge
Welcoming BBQ dinner with innovative plant-based burgers

Morning brainstorming session to identify their passions and future education and career paths.
Visit largest startup accelerator - Plug & Play Technology Center:

How accelerators work
Meeting startups, investors and mentors
Participating in startup pitch session
Lunch at the accelerator

Orientation tour of the Silicon Valley.
Dinner with a mentor - successful entrepreneur: "How I built a startup and sold it for tens of millions."

Breakfast discussion "Own business or career in a large corporation?"
Visit campus of Facebook / Instagram in Palo Alto, excursion, meeting employees, lunch at famous corporate canteen with world-famous chefs.
Tour of Google campus, meeting and discussion with Google employes.
Dinner with employees of Apple, Google or Facebook to discuss how to build a successful career at these companies.
Watch movie "Social Network"

We start the day with an intensive brainstorm / hackathon in a game format to:

Discuss and analyze information from previous days
Make preliminary conclusions about potential career development path and needs
Work in teams to share and help each other

In the afternoon we make a trip to the Pacific Ocean to swim, play and relax.

Today we study various education models, from traditional Universities (Stanford University) to new independent schools (Minerva, School 42). Learn how to:

Motivate yourself, work hard
Be creative and innovative in education
Overcome the fear of uncertainty

Dinner with a Peter Thiel's fellowship program (given to bright students to drop University).

Learn about climate change, ecology, ethics and the social responsibility of business
Visit Point-Lobos Park to observe wild nature
Trip on a boat to watch whales (subject to weather conditions)
Picnic on the beach with mentors to socialize with them more casually
Dinner in a healthy vegetarian restaurant in Carmel's famous artistic downtown

Teens learn the key skills required to build career as a corporate employee or entrepreneur:

Market research
Product design
Financial management
Business metrics
Marketing, public relations and branding
Public speaking and presenting yourself

They run through these skills with mentors and successful professionals in engaging and entertaining format, working on their project.
Dinner discussion with mentors. Great opportunity to ask questions.

Participants are finishing their projects from the previous day

Working 1:1 with mentors and professionals
Researching information
Preparing presentation and incorporating feedbacks

Evening presentations to the board of experts

receive feedback of their work
milestones for continuing the project

Best projects receive prizes at Gala Dinner.
Celebration and networking party with young local entrepreneurs.

Full-day field trip to a unique national park with a long hike along 2000-year old Sequoia trees.
Set goals and dream about the future.

This is a relaxing and socializing day, when teens can go shopping for souvenirs, relax at home, make latest arrangements and integrate their learnings.

Final networking party with local investors, entrepreneurs, mentors. Get feedback, exchange ideas, and find contacts for future investment opportunities.

the hardest goodbye

Requirements to Participate

Despite the informal and exciting format of the program, it is a lot of hard work.

Participation in the program requires concentration, attention, professional attitude, willingness to learn and develop. Most importantly, you must be ready to ask questions. The program is what you make out of it.

We will be on our feet all week from 6 am to 11 pm, visiting places closed for tourists, meeting very busy and successful people.

Enroll to the summer programs 2020

6 sessions, limited places

August, 02-15

Waiting list

August, 17-28

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Accomodation

Private house in the most prestige area
15-30 minutes away from main tech companies

Pricing

$5,500

early enrollment till Jan,31 - $500 off

Included:

Program
Co-living in a comfortable home
3 meals a day from organic healthy foods
Transportation from/to airport, internal transfers
Excursions, entrance tickets

Participant results

During the stay in the United States, the hosting side fully took into account and fulfilled the questions we raised regarding career guidance in particular and broadening horizons as a whole. There were tours to a number of universities in California and companies in Silicon Valley. Personal meetings with interesting and successful people were also organized. All this measures had the right impact on the formation of Rakhat's opinion and vision of his future. This trip was not only informative, but also entertaining. Every day video reports about the events that were happening were sent to me, as a parent, which was pleasant and interesting. Furthermore, I would to mention comfortable and friendly family atmosphere that my son was surrounded throughout his stay. As a result - the set goal was achieved - an understanding of the further direction of education is formed, we will go to the set goal.

Yelena Dossymbekova

Mother of Rakhat, 16 years old

Silicon Valley Camp for me was a truly immersive and horizon-broadening California and Silicon Valley experience - a once-in-a-lifetime trip for sure. Not only was the program fantastic in terms of its depth and engagement, but also in the diversity of the fresh modern career paths in the Valley offices and universities– those that make you think, 'Wow, I want to get there and be in his/her place'. The program, however, is much broader and varied than excursion trips – it is the people that make a difference – both those organizing the program and those you meet in its course. The trip you don't want to forget – the experience is priceless.

Anton

Letovo School, 15 years

Both my elder son and me have been very excited about Silicon Valley development and stories over last years and more and more used to think how to organize his trip so that he could both "dive" into Valley atmosphere, visit some key sights of California, and in few words – how to maximize outcomes of such trip, catch some unforgettable experience and still keep it within acceptable budget.
When my son came back it was clear that the trip had changed his mindset, his approach to education. Now, 6 months since then, I understand that SVC became one of the most motivating and inspiring occasion in his life.

Constantin Rzaev, Ph.D.

Father of SVC camper

Contact us:

+1 408 833 07 06
ivan@sv.camp

+1 323 307 69 74
natalia@906.world

906 Broadway, San Fransisco, USA