Quentin Prison Entrepreneurship Incubator: No network without mobile phones can still innovate technology

&http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/37954.html ">nbsp; In Quentin State Prison, we have seen a unique demo day.


                                





on the Silicon Valley demo day, we often see young entrepreneurs talking to each other about how to fight for customers, and there are more real issues to be faced by those involved in the last Mile project.





's last Mile project, which lasts six months, is held every two weeks, helping inmates develop their own entrepreneurial ideas and learn how to become entrepreneurs. At this point, it's similar to an entrepreneurial accelerator like Y Combinator or TechStars, but it's a big difference in other ways. Quentin Prison is the oldest prison in California State and the only death row and gas chamber in California.





This project is the most 211.html "> find it incredible that because of prison rules, participants can not use the Internet, mobile apps or smartphones, but they can still produce ideas for technological entrepreneurship. In order to conceive of mobile apps or networks, participants had to rely on the teaching of outside experts and read all the technology-related information. Despite these difficulties, their ideas can still be linked to market demand and, in general, are quite consistent with market demand. Although project members are not able to surf the web, they can learn about social media tools such as Quora through on-site questioning.





Friday, in a prison chapel, six inmates demonstrated their entrepreneurial vision to a group of investors, media people and other inmates. The event was punctuated by live jazz, recitation and rap performances by inmates. For these prisoners, this is certainly a milestone in their lives. It is still unknown whether the company they set up can succeed. And for some people, it will take years to put their ideas into action. But the inmates who have been involved in the program have done more than many expected.





's "Last Mile" project was launched by Chris Redrize (Chris Redlitz) and Berry Parenti (Beverly Parenti), the founder of a traditional incubator kicklabs. They launched the project primarily to help inmates. They have also been supported by many other tech investors and entrepreneurs, like Guy Kawazaki (Guy Kawasaki), Chosh Coppermann (Josh kopelman), Patrick Crissen (Patrick Collison), Mark Bodnik (Marc Bodnick) and Hammer (MC Hammer, the famous American entertainment star, the 90 's rap representative), they either gave a speech to the project participants, or provided help. Those who are selected for the project will have to put forward their own entrepreneurial ideas that they love, and that they will have some effect in the social or scientific field.





prisoners were told not to worry about money. The difference between the display day of the last Mile and the display day of traditional technology companies is that these "entrepreneurs" are not meant to attract investment, at least for now they do not have the conditions to attract investment. This is the second party of the project team, the first time last year.