Currently, there are a number of problems that are tangible barriers to the development of entrepreneurship in Russia:

According to the results of sociological surveys in different countries, the Silicon Valley Camp team found that more than 60% of adult specialists have a negative attitude to their work, because they are engaged in unloved thing:

• Young people choose a profession under pressure from parents and society;

• The longer and “deeper” young people are engaged in an unloved business, the more difficult it is for them to change their unloved job in the future;

• Passion for favorite business is the main factor of high productivity and personal success of a specialist.

Entrepreneurship is not a prestigious profession in Russia:

• Many teenagers want to start their own business, but are afraid of negative reactions from others and public condemnation;

• An increase in the number of entrepreneurs is one of the key and fundamental factors for the successful development of the economy.

Traditional business teaching methods are outdated:

• Traditional methods of teaching entrepreneurs do not take into account the factor of development and use of modern technologies;

• Traditional methods are based on the postulates of an industrial rather than an information economics, as a result of which they are poorly applicable for provincial cities with a minimum bundle of knowledge and connections, without access to financial resources.

Silicon Valley is the entrepreneurial capital of the world, where entrepreneurs from all over the world come to get closer to the most innovative technologies, exchange ideas and build the craziest and successful businesses that change the world. Investors also live and work here and help ideas come true.

Silicon Valley Camp project was created for successful entrepreneurs from the venture capital of the world < strong> inspire children by their example, so that a generation of successful and fearless entrepreneurs will grow up.

The project is an online accelerator for teaching entrepreneurship to schoolchildren and students. Training is based on online lectures from international experts, teamwork within the framework of creation and development of an individual project , work with experienced mentors and business angels , and also the final pitching of their projects. The best participants of the acceleration program have the opportunity to win a free trip to Silicon Valley.

The program is based on the practices of accelerators and the knowledge of mentors of the entrepreneurial market and the market of modern technologies. This knowledge and experience are not given to Russian youth in the learning process either at school or at the university. Such knowledge can be obtained in the accelerators of the Valley, having passed a tough competition (about 1% of applicants succeed) and paying tens of thousands of dollars for it.

Taking the course by young people will ultimately allow them to realize that:

Anyone who desires can become an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship is more than a profession. A business can be created from any hobbies and areas of interest.
You need to start as early as possible, and the ideal age to start is 12-18 years old.

An additional advantage of Silicon Valley Camp is the opportunity for project participants to communicate with talented and successful people who have something to share with a talented young people.

All knowledge is practiced exclusively: throughout the program, participants develop their ideas and work on project presentations, and then present them to investors at the final demo day.