How AI Can Help Your Kid Become An Entrepreneur Before They Graduate

Forbes

25-06-2025

How AI Can Help Your Kid Become An Entrepreneur Before They Graduate
You know the thrill of a good idea.
And the headache of turning that idea into something real. You've felt the friction. Finding the right tools, learning the tech (or finding someone who has), staying up late because no one else can quite see the vision like you can.
That friction is where most ideas quietly die.
Entrepreneurial Execution Is Getting Easier
This week, I attended Google I/O Connect in Berlin, an event for the developer community. I wasn't there as a coder but as an observer of the AI developments that are rapidly reshaping our world.
I got to attend a closed-door conversation with the architects of Google AI Studio. Google AI Studio is a platform that allows users to "vibe code" applications. Essentially, to create software by describing what you want it to do in plain English. While currently adept at building smaller, personal apps and prototypes, its ability to create more complex, scalable solutions is still lacking. So I asked this question:
"Are we close to a future where anyone can build a robust, full-stack application without writing a single line of code?"
The team's response blew me away. It was unequivocal and brimming with confidence: 'We're very close.'
If tools like this really are getting easier, smarter and more powerful, the game isn't just changing for coders, it's changing for everyone. Including our kids.
Why? The hardest part of launching a business has always been execution. Not the idea, but building the thing. And if that wall starts to come down? The barrier to entry shrinks. A lot.
That means your child's wild idea, the one they scribbled in a notebook, or mentioned over dinner, might not need years of coding, funding or pitching to see daylight. It might just need a well-written prompt and a bit of curiosity.
If execution becomes easier, other skills start to matter more.
Essential Skills Every Child Should Learn
Here's what I think tomorrow's entrepreneurs (including the ones you're raising) will need to thrive:
In a world where AI can build the product, the person who can best explain the product wins. Think less about 'Can they code?' and more about 'Can they describe what they want to build, in detail and guide the process?'
Prompting is the new prototyping. It's about structure, intent, clarity and iteration. It's knowing how to give feedback to a machine that gets better with every round.
Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build. The most valuable skill will be spotting opportunities others miss. Whether that's a clunky system at school, a niche community lacking tools or a global problem begging for innovation.
The best builders will be the ones who ask better questions. Ones that start with, 'Why hasn't anyone fixed this yet?'
Encouraging your kids to be curious and resourceful isn't a nice-to-have anymore. It's essential prep for what's next.
Even if AI builds the product, it won't build the business. Your kids will still need to understand customers, cash flow and competition.
They'll still need to know how to tell a story, build trust and deliver real value to people. These timeless skills aren't going anywhere.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, predicted that we'd start seeing one-person billion-dollar companies. A few years ago, that would have been laughable. Today? Feels like we're getting there fast.
A Head Start In How To Think
This next generation doesn't just have access to better tools, they're growing up with a different mindset. Less 'wait until someone else builds it,' and more 'what if I could?'
This isn't necessarily about turning your 10-year-old into a startup founder. It's about giving them a head start in how to think. It's teaching them how to take initiative, spot problems and express their ideas clearly.
The future won't belong to the people who memorized the most. It'll belong to the ones who can create, adapt and communicate.
I'll leave you with this final question: does your child's education prioritize these skills?