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  • MetaBronx co-founders Philip Shearer and Miguel Sanchez, as well as startup founder Marlin Jenkins (Neture), before the Winter 2020 Startup Cohort Advisory Roundtable at Lowenstein Sandler in NYC

  • Winter 2020 Cohort startup founders gather at the MetaBronx work space, along with Julian Rodriguez (Bazaar), founder of the first ever venture-backed startup from The Bronx

  • Winter 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices from Crotona International High School (CIHS) present one of the MetaBronx startups to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio at CS Fair NYC 2019

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  • startup founder Sarah Poyet (The Glass Files) and Philip Shearer catch up with Andy Saldana, Executive Director at NY Tech Alliance / NY Tech Meetup

  • Winter 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices from Crotona International High School (CIHS) relax after finishing a challenging computer hardware and networking maintenance session

  • Sarah presents 21st century entrepreneurship to a 12th grade class at Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)

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  • startup founder Alanson Boyd (Vibrints) exchanges contact info with accelerator founder Chike Ukaegbu (Startup52) and a guest at the Winter 2016 Startup Cohort Mentor Meetup

  • Sarah gets the latest from startup founder Nelson Nigel (kidmoto) at the Winter 2020 Startup Cohort Mentor Meetup

  • rack servers ready for reinstallation by the Hardware Team after a marathon cleaning and maintenance session with 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices

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  • after creating the own Finance Team, longtime apprentice Brinda Fotsso and friends prepare financial statements for MetaBronx and startups

  • Winter 2017 Youth Cohort apprentices on the Software Team prepare their wares for presentation at CS Fair NYC 2019

  • Bright Amoateng (BASE 2019) becomes an instant local superstar as NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and venture capital firm co-founder Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) learn about Bright's MultiMario video game

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  • Miguel looks on

  • Summer 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices arrive in the General Assembly room at the United Nations

  • Philip presents the Winter 2020 Startup Cohort in partnership with Village Capital, at NY Tech Meetup

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  • longtime apprentice Carlos Garcia (BASE 2019) draws the foundation for a gigantic collaborative drawing of the MetaBronx work space by the Graphics Team

  • Success Via Apprenticeship (SVA) apprentice Jonathan Vasquez and Summer 2019 Youth Cohort apprentice Jorell Hines recreate Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

  • longtime apprentice Dariel Eusebio reinstalls a rack server after deep maintenance

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  • a scene drawn by Carlos Garcia (BASE 2019)

  • Summer 2018 Youth Cohort apprentices work on the Writing Team in the library and podcast studio at the MetaBronx workspace

  • Summer 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices arrive at UBS for an afternoon of mentorship with investment banking team members

  • Sarah onboards Winter 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices from Crotona International High School (CIHS)

  • the MetaBronx corner at CS Fair NYC 2019

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  • Summer 2018 Youth Cohort apprentices on the Hardware Team prepare for deep cleaning of rack servers

  • Summer 2018 Youth Cohort apprentices on the Media Production team support the production of a presentation video with MetaBronx sponsor and partner Riverdale Country School

  • a drawing by Sasha Brisman (BASE 2019)

  • birthday card made by Jorell Hines (Murray Hill Academy 2020) and Sasha Brisman (BASE 2019)

  • Summer 2018 Youth Cohort apprentices take a break during an interview of Bronx Senior Storytellers

  • longtime apprentices from Crotona International High School (CIHS) take a break from the non-stop action of CS Fair NYC

  • the now famous MetaBronx booth at CS Fair NYC 2019

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  • Winter 2019 Youth Cohort apprentices from Crotona International High School (CIHS) on Orientation Day at the work space

  • startup founder Elias Gabriel (The Glass Files) is ready to resume leadership of the Software Team

  • one of the advisory board members for the Winter 2020 Startup Cohort in partnership with Village Capital