MIT Launches Free AI Platform for 50,000 Young Entrepreneurs by 2030

1 articles · Updated · MIT News · Oct 2

Dear Dreamer opens to middle and high school students as a free, self-paced AI platform that teaches entrepreneurship through short videos, interactive exercises and personalized feedback on business ideas.
MIT's Martin Trust Center built it because Bill Aulet's disciplined entrepreneurship framework—used in colleges worldwide—was not designed for younger learners, despite strong results in MIT's delta v accelerator.
That MIT track has produced a 61% survival-or-acquisition rate and more than $3 billion raised, data the center cites as evidence for adapting the same 24-step method for teens.
Backed by a gift from the Frank and Eileen Foundation, the project aims to make entrepreneurship guidance more accessible in schools and reach 50,000 young entrepreneurs by 2030.