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Saturday, April 1st, 2006

BUILD – Excel. Lead. Succeed.

Matt

Posted by Matt | View all posts by Matt
3 Comments » | Published in Charities, Community Serivce, General  |  3 Comments

Design Public and Build.org kids Last Tuesday Drew and I darted from Design Public HQ early and headed to the East Bay to meet up with a handful of talented freshmen from Oakland Tech. Schuyler, Alex, Robin and Kenny are all taking part in the BUILD program – here’s a little background:

"BUILD empowers youth from low-income communities to excel in the classroom, on the job, and beyond by giving them an education in entrepreneurship. By encouraging students to develop their own small businesses, BUILD extends traditional entrepreneurial education far beyond the classroom and provides students with real-world business experiences."

I was tasked with discussing the design process, creativity, and inspiration while Drew spearheaded a conversation on entrepreneurship. Overall, things went GREAT. We brainstormed creative ideas for their business venture (a new tee-shirt company) and wolfed down some delicious pizza. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about BUILD, definitely check out their website.

About Matt

I enjoy espresso, social awkwardness (esp on dates) and NYC farmer's markets. Heirloom tomatoes are almost out of season, get 'em while you can.

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  1. Gary says:

    April 9th, 2006 at 6:38 pm (#)

    yo man. that’s awesome. feels good to pass on some of that knowledge right?

  2. RaiulBaztepo says:

    March 28th, 2009 at 4:47 pm (#)

    Hello!
    Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
    PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language ;)
    See you!
    Your, Raiul Baztepo

  3. PiterKokoniz says:

    April 7th, 2009 at 4:20 pm (#)

    Hello ! ;)
    My name is Piter Kokoniz. oOnly want to tell, that your blog is really cool
    And want to ask you: will you continue to post in this blog in future?
    Sorry for my bad english:)
    Thank you!
    Your Piter Kokoniz, from Latvia

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