Note from the editor: UNC student Lucus DiPietrantonio, who’s involved with the Adams Apprenticeship, recently wrote a special feature for WRAL TechWire to describe his recent experience traveling to San Francisco as part of the entrepreneurial program.
I recently returned from San Francisco on what started out as another trip spent networking with seasoned entrepreneurs and selective companies. Soon after arriving, I realized it wasn’t going to be an ordinary lap around the Bay. The differentiator this time around was the quality of the people by my side—all members and advisors of The Adams Apprenticeship.
About five years ago, John Adams, Jr., creator of Mucinex, founded the Adams Apprenticeship with the sole goal of empowering young entrepreneurs. He wanted to help young professionals position themselves for lifelong success within a vibrant and ever-growing network of like-minded thinkers.
Simply put, the program is a highly-selective syndicate for entrepreneurs and alumni affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (apologies to anyone not in the Carolina network). Roughly 30 students are accepted, ranging from undergraduates to MBA and PhD candidates. Each cohort treks to San Francisco and New York to build relationships and accrue advice from a growing pool of UNC-affiliated business advisers.
As part of the 2018 cohort, our trip to San Francisco was my first taste of this delightful new program, and it allowed us to immerse ourselves in the tech-savviness of the city.
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