TLF students building a project together on a laptop

TLF Entrepreneurship Track

Build knowledge, practice by doing, and become a founder.

E-track Admissions

Spend time wisely: come with a business idea or get help brainstorming one, build it step-by-step, get personalized advice, and use preselected tools to build a real-life startup along with a team — and pitch it to real venture investors at the Barcelona Camp in June.

Students learn to apply the MIT Disciplined Entrepreneurship method to their own ideas: identify real customer needs, test assumptions, develop a startup concept and present the result as a team.

TLF students building a project together on a laptop
Ratmir Timashev
“We are focusing on entrepreneurship. We want to raise creative people who want to contribute something significant to civilization — something breakthrough”
Ratmir TimashevCo-founder of TLF

Learning by doing

Dream big — become a founder.

We teach students a common language and the best tools, in an integrated, prescriptive curriculum that is rigorous yet practical.

Students working together around a table at Barcelona Camp

Work in a real startup team

Take a distinct role on a founding team: CEO, CTO, Designer & Front-End Developer, and Sales & Finance.

Students taking part in a discussion at Barcelona Camp

Test ideas with real customers

Interview real people, collect evidence, and learn to tell what you know from what you only guess.

A student presenting a problem statement on stage

Pitch to a judging panel

Present your startup to peers and a panel of judges. Work with mentors from industry, get clear feedback and build the confidence to speak in public.

A real startup toolkit

Students work with a modern digital toolkit: AI for research and building, Miro for collaboration, and proven digital tools like Disciplined Entrepreneurship, Startup Tactics, The Dear Dreamer platform — built at MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship and designed specifically for students ages 13–18.

Disciplined Entrepreneurship workbook and Startup Tactics book
MIT’s Proven Framework
A projected comparison of digital tools during a presentation
AI for research and building
A real student project board in Miro, with ideas, a brief and a pitch deck
Miro for collaboration

Barcelona Camp

At the end of the year, TLF students come together in Barcelona for an intensive entrepreneurship camp.

Masterclasses, teamwork and feedback from founders and investors lead to the final challenge: pitching their project to a real jury.

Students and mentors in a group discussion
A masterclass with the students at Barcelona Camp
Students listening during a camp session
Students sharing ideas in a group session
Barcelona Camp participants together outside
Students visiting the Sagrada Família in Barcelona
A visit to Barcelona’s architecture
Camp participants inside the Sagrada Família
A student sharing ideas at a whiteboard
A student presenting how a project works
Students listening with laptops at the ready
A group activity at Barcelona Camp
A student project presentation on stage
Students celebrating after the final presentations
Explore the Barcelona Camp See how the first Barcelona Camp went

What students learned by building

Vanya
“Speed matters more than perfection. With a hard deadline, we learned how important it is to keep moving.”
VanyaTLF scholar at the H-FARM International School
Polina
“I realised that a great idea is not enough — timing and whether the market is ready matter just as much.”
PolinaTLF scholar at The Island School
Elias
“You start feeling like a founder when you look at what exists and know that you helped build it.”
EliasTLF scholar at The Island School
Arseniy
“What stayed with me most was the team — the moments when we came together before and after the final pitch.”
ArseniyTLF scholar at the H-FARM International School

Build something of your own.

Entrepreneurship at TLF is about learning to notice real problems, test ideas and build with other people.

Apply through E-track