A reflection based on Technically Wrong — I come from a background in Mexico where I’ve had accessibility to a large number of privileges that have been passed down to me through racial, cultural, and socio-economic systems such as steady income support from a hard working middle-class single parent, access to private education from kindergarten to my…

Lessons Learned — Creative Founders — I have to admit, before taking Creative Funders I knew what I was going to get myself into, kind of… I had heard all of it; The good and the bad — the drama, the sleepless nights, but most importantly, people came out of that class differently than how they…

This week team, BAX presented our pitch and demo practice before our final startup pitch presentation to our professors, our classmates, and… *DUN DUN DUN*…our guest panel of judges/investors. I will be honest, I was feeling both confident but at the same time a bit hesitant about our pitch and…

Three Possible Exit Scenarios for BAX Startup — 1. Shutting Down As newbies in the startup world, the founders of BAX found themselves in a lot of trouble when finding and dedicating time to execute all the activities necessary for building and growing a startup. Lack of task management and prioritization of personal life over BAX made it…

This week team BAX figured out how our startup would run once we start getting our hands dirty with hires, costs — our gross burn rate, our revenue, and our net burn rate. One of our biggest mysteries and concerns we had as a team was whether or not local…

This week team BAX was tasked to create a revenue model for our company. We tried recruiting as many study abroad organizers as possible to talk to in person, and sent out surveys to fill out as well, but given most of them are teachers and have a life outside…