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TEAM LAUNCH
Empathizing. Solving. Adapting. Ideating. Pitching. Marketing. Testing. Networking. Financing. Scaling.
Young Entrepreneurs work twice a week in our business incubator on product development or project work for Detroit's hottest startup companies
Because the only way to be an entrepreneur,
is to be an entrepreneur.
75%
GEN Z WANT TO LAUNCH THEIR OWN BUSINESS.
FORBES MAGAZINE
Five week projects with companies in emerging industries
that are reshaping our region’s future—including mobility, technology, clean tech, entrepreneurship, and digital media.
STARTUP INTERNSHIPS
POGO simplifies civic engagement by connecting users to personalized information about elections, policies, and candidates.
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VoiceBlocks is an web platform and app that assists families and students as they apply and implement their Individual Education Plan (IEP).
RESULTS
50
Client Leads
46
Candidates
18
Video Assets
1
Lead Magnet
​Chelsea Leggs
2nd Year Intern
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“The best part of working with POGO was not being micro-managed. Me and my team were very close so we were able to get our work done and still have fun.”​
Obi Tidjani
Lead Intern
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“It was a positive experience working with like minded future entrepreneurs on the problems regarding employee burnout and solving it.”
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
STAGE ONE
MEET THE
FOUNDERS
STAGE TWO
PITCH COMPETITION
STAGE THREE
TOTE GOES TO MARKET AT YELLOW LIGHT!
YOUTHTANK’S entrepreneurship cohort spent the year developing a retail product for our partner Yellow Light Donuts. The tote reminds us that WE’RE part of something bigger, a movement to rebuild and reimagine what’s possible for youth.
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