Observed arrival · 2026-09-01
Forward Deployed Students puts student teams inside real businesses
A San Diego semester program sends small student teams into local businesses to map one process and ship one working system.
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The program describes a three-step engagement: map a business process with an owner, build one solution using tools the owner can keep running, then seek mentor review and owner approval. Its stated exchange is deliberately practical: businesses contribute time rather than a check, while students produce work a hiring manager can verify. The homepage identifies San Diego as the setting and Fall 2026 as the pilot period, with an SDSU Fowler College of Business affiliation.
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