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In this episode, you'll meet Zach Latta: in 2015, he was one of 20 young talents selected to receive a $100,000 grant to jumpstart his new venture idea in place of pursuing higher education. He founded Hack Club, a nonprofit which helps high schools start coding clubs. Today, there are over 200 clubs in 30 states and 13 countries worldwide. Music Credits: Podington Bear, Wonderly Music Hosts: Ankur Rastogi and Ian Geckeler Produced by: Andrew Jiang, Fiona Pestana, Pratima Manga, and Eumin Lee Special thanks to the SparkSC family. sparkxm.com/

In this episode, we’ll take you through the second stage of building a startup: growth. Sahil Rattanis the Founder of Desinus, a company that designs and prints customized clothing for university organizations and events. He started the business in 2014 in his freshman dorm room, and now he’s grown his operations to 15 campuses with 20 sales reps. Hosts: Daniel Donchev and Sandie Luo Produced by: Andrew Jiang, Eumin Lee, Kayla Soren Music: Podington Bear

In this episode, we’ll take you through the first stage of building a startup: prototyping. We hear from Zach Dell who developed a waterless toilet to combat open defecation in India. Music Credits: Happiness Is-- Podington Bear Proliferate—Podington Bear No Squirrel Commotion—Podington Bear Dry Air—Podington Bear Belle Ones—Marcus Bagalá Hosts: Sandie Luo and Ian Geckeler Produced by: Andrew Jiang, Eumin Lee, Kayla Soren Special thanks to SparkSC family. http://sparkxm.com/