# Venn

> Venn is a selective network of student organizations that companies run programs through. Students apply free every Season and Venn picks a small batch; companies bring a program and a goal and Venn matches it to accepted orgs.

Free for students, always. Companies pay Venn. Venn never sells or shares student data. Contact: contact@joinvenn.org. Every page below has a plain markdown version at the same path with .md.

## Pages

- [Venn: the student organization connector](https://joinvenn.org/index.md): What Venn is, who it is for and how to apply.
- [For students](https://joinvenn.org/students.md): Venn is free for students. What you get and how picks work.
- [For companies](https://joinvenn.org/startups.md): How companies run programs through Venn: steps, Season timeline, what you get.

## Guides

- [How to Build and Launch an App in High School](https://joinvenn.org/guides/build-and-launch-an-app-in-high-school.md): To build and launch an app in high school, pick one simple problem, build a small first version with beginner-friendly tools, test it with 10 real people, and publish it.
- [How to Find a Cofounder in College](https://joinvenn.org/guides/find-a-cofounder-in-college.md): To find a cofounder in college, look for someone who has skills you lack, test the fit with a small project first, and build the team through clubs, classes and events.
- [How to Find a Faculty Advisor for Your Club](https://joinvenn.org/guides/find-a-faculty-advisor-for-your-club.md): To find a faculty advisor for your club, ask a teacher who already cares about your topic, explain exactly how little time it takes, and bring a one-page plan.
- [How to Find a Mentor as a High School Student](https://joinvenn.org/guides/find-a-mentor-in-high-school.md): To find a mentor as a high school student, pick someone one or two steps ahead in your field, send a short specific message, and ask for one small thing before asking for ongoing help.
- [How to Get a Startup Internship in High School](https://joinvenn.org/guides/get-a-startup-internship-in-high-school.md): To get a startup internship in high school, build one small project that shows your skill, email founders at small startups directly, and offer to help with a specific task.
- [How to Get Guest Speakers for Your Club](https://joinvenn.org/guides/get-guest-speakers-for-a-club.md): To get guest speakers for your club, pick a topic members care about, email specific people with a short invitation and a clear date, and offer a virtual option to make it easy.
- [How to Get More Members for Your Club](https://joinvenn.org/guides/get-more-members-for-your-club.md): To get more members for your club, make the first meeting easy to join, ask people in person, show what members actually do, and give new people a job within their first two weeks.
- [How to Get Press as a Student Founder](https://joinvenn.org/guides/get-press-as-a-student-founder.md): To get press as a student founder, find a clear news angle, write a short pitch to local reporters and student papers, and give them facts, photos and a quote.
- [How to Get Sponsors for a High School Club](https://joinvenn.org/guides/get-sponsors-for-a-high-school-club.md): To get sponsors for a high school club, pick a specific thing a business can fund, ask local companies with a short written pitch, and give them something visible in return.
- [How to Network With Founders as a Student](https://joinvenn.org/guides/network-with-founders-as-a-student.md): To network with founders as a student, go to events where they show up, send short specific messages, ask good questions, and follow up with what you did.
- [How to Partner With a College Club (as a High School Group)](https://joinvenn.org/guides/partner-with-a-college-club.md): To partner with a college club, find a club in your field, email one officer with a clear and small idea, and offer something the club also wants, like members or a project.
- [How to Pitch a Company as a High School Student](https://joinvenn.org/guides/pitch-a-company-as-a-high-school-student.md): To pitch a company as a high school student, research what the company needs, make one clear and small ask, and send a short message to a specific person, not a general inbox.
- [How to Recruit Teammates for a Student Project](https://joinvenn.org/guides/recruit-teammates-for-a-student-project.md): To recruit teammates for a student project, define the roles you need, ask people with those skills directly, and start with a small trial task before committing.
- [How to Run a High School Hackathon](https://joinvenn.org/guides/run-a-high-school-hackathon.md): To run a high school hackathon, set a date and theme, get a venue and an adult sponsor, recruit participants and mentors, and keep the schedule simple.
- [How to Start a College Club](https://joinvenn.org/guides/start-a-college-club.md): To start a college club, check your school's rules, find a few founding members and an advisor, write a short constitution, register with student activities, and hold a first event.
- [How to Start a Startup in College](https://joinvenn.org/guides/start-a-startup-in-college.md): To start a startup in college, find a real problem, talk to potential customers before you build, make a small version quickly, and use campus resources to test it with real people.
- [Startup Accelerators for High School Students: What to Look For](https://joinvenn.org/guides/startup-accelerators-for-high-school-students.md): To find startup accelerators for high school students, search for programs that accept your age, check eligibility, cost and expectations, and apply with something you have built.
- [Summer Programs for Student Founders: How to Find and Pick One](https://joinvenn.org/guides/summer-programs-for-student-founders.md): To find a summer program for student founders, search for accelerators, fellowships and builder programs that accept your age, compare cost and time, and apply with something you have already built.
- [How to Validate a Startup Idea as a Student](https://joinvenn.org/guides/validate-a-startup-idea-as-a-student.md): To validate a startup idea as a student, talk to 20 potential customers, find out if they already pay or work around the problem, and test with a simple version before building.
- [How to Write About Your Startup or Club in College Applications](https://joinvenn.org/guides/write-about-your-startup-in-college-applications.md): To write about your startup or club in college applications, show what you did, what changed because of it and what you learned, using specific numbers and one clear story.
- [How to Cold Email a Professor for Research in High School](https://joinvenn.org/guides/cold-email-professor-high-school.md): How to cold email a professor for a research opportunity as a high school student: who to contact, what to write, a sample email, and how to follow up.
- [Passion Project Ideas for High School Students](https://joinvenn.org/guides/passion-project-ideas.md): Passion project ideas for high school students, sorted by interest, plus how to pick one, finish it, and describe it well on your college applications.
- [How to Start a Business as a Teenager: A Practical Guide](https://joinvenn.org/guides/start-a-business-as-a-teenager.md): How to start a business as a teenager: find an idea, get your first customers, handle money and taxes, and know which legal steps need a parent's help.
- [How to Start a Club in High School: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://joinvenn.org/guides/start-a-club-in-high-school.md): Learn how to start a club in high school: pick an idea, find an advisor, get approved, recruit members, and run meetings people actually come back to.
- [How to Start a Nonprofit as a High School Student](https://joinvenn.org/guides/start-a-nonprofit-in-high-school.md): A step-by-step guide to starting a nonprofit in high school: picking a structure, fiscal sponsorship, 501(c)(3) paperwork, IRS fees, and rules for minors.

## Optional

- [Apply](https://joinvenn.org/apply): the application form for students
- [Sitemap](https://joinvenn.org/sitemap-index.xml): every public page
- [Full text of this site](https://joinvenn.org/llms-full.txt): all pages and guides in one file