In the Summer of 2021, at 20 years old, I had the privilege of attending the most prestigious pre-accelerator program in Silicon Valley: Draper University. As I flew out from Boston for the 5-week Hero Training program, I had no idea that it would be the most transformative experience of my life. The Hero Training program was built on the premise that startup entrepreneurs can, with the right tools and knowledge, accomplish “heroic” feats. Draper University had an impressive track record of helping entrepreneurs do just that. At the time that I attended the program, they had already trained thousands of “heroes” with one of those graduates already going on to create a billion-dollar company. While most educational institutions boast job placement rates, Draper University instead provides the metric that their average graduate
This article is fabulous! I felt compelled to share it with so many people who, like me, may come away with a small taste of the value of experiential learning and the quality of this seminar. Thank you for writing this!
This article is fabulous! I felt compelled to share it with so many people who, like me, may come away with a small taste of the value of experiential learning and the quality of this seminar. Thank you for writing this!