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For most high school sophomores, the usual Saturday morning consists of sleeping in or sports practice. But for four 16-year-old boys from Newton and Wellesley, the time was spent learning about the business world and winning $10,000 for their idea for a thermometer.
The device would automatically take a child’s temperature and warn the parents if it gets too high.
Every other Saturday for 3 months this past spring, Shane Lampert, twins Jay and Neil Mayur, all of Newton, and Aasish Sharma of Wellesley attended entrepreneur classes given by a youth program run by The Indus Entrepreneur, a nonprofit organization consisting of a global network of businesspeople.
The twins learned about the program, called TiE, through their parents, who are members of the organization and family friends with the Sharmas. Aasish was taking a business class at Wellesley High School in the spring and wanted to hone his business skills. The twins then recruited Lampert, another friend who’s interested in pursuing business. Continue reading.
Photo By David Gordon: From left to right, Jay Mayur, Neil Mayur, Aashish Sharma and Shane Lampert.
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