Interview

July 29, 2026

'I'd do things differently than Elon Musk': The free founder crash course teaching teenagers to break into tech

Fed up with the lack of opportunities for young people, two angel investors are running a week-long programme to introduce 16-18 year olds to startups


Éanna Kelly

3 min read

Merlin Mani, 17, wants to build a tech company one day. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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