October 23, 2019 — Over the past five years, we at AlligatorZone, have observed how digital natives connect the dots between what they learn in school or from friends on the one hand, and lessons from the real-world startups we feature and their transformative products, on the other. …

There seems to be a misconception about personal branding as it relates to middle-school and high-school-age children. In my recent essay announcing our new trajectory, I had talked about getting kids ‘started on a journey of building an authentic and distinctive personal brand for themselves’. That has generated some discussion…

What began as a fun family project has evolved into a serious education company with a noble mission Believe it or not, it’s been five years of delivering AlligatorZone’s free public events! …

Entrepreneurship is an intensely intellectual and extremely social journey of understanding a problem and solving it in a resourceful manner for people. Entrepreneurship is not just writing a business plan or presenting it to a group of grown-ups to win a medal or a small check. Entrepreneurship coaching, even for…

Here are three reasons why it is important that we as parents and guardians must do whatever it takes to make the time to attend AlligatorZone’s events with our school-age children or teens: 1) Startup entrepreneurs are known to change entire industries. Attending AlligatorZone gives families and their children fresh…

A summer camp on skills in entrepreneurship for kids and teens must transcend the cliched business plan, pitch parties and participation trophies. AlligatorZone Academy’s summer camp and after-school enrichment programs aim for a real-world take on imparting startup skills to young minds. Both 4th graders were good at baking, they…

Can a TV show inspire an educational activity? — We know kids who love to watch ‘Dog With A Blog’, a Disney TV series about a dog Stan, who can speak English and also type — a dog that documents his life — on a blog. …

Observations from running a kids’ summer workshop on entrepreneurial-mindset. Last week, I had the privilege of spending some time with kids of ages 11–14 while running a special workshop series, being designed as a premium alternative-learning launchpad for kids to begin to understand how entrepreneurs think. …

A little creativity in assigning chores for digital natives can double as entrepreneurial skills training. — Kids do chores, growing up. However, shouldn’t the chores change with the times? Modern-day kids may be able to learn skills that can be entrepreneurial, by doing higher-level chores once they have mastered making their beds. In a new series of blog-posts, we are going to start documenting and sharing…