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Just to continue the thought process a bit...

I think FIRST provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate to students how engineers and business people can work together and play off one another's strengths.

Too often in my university setting as a CS major I see developers who look down on business people, who in their minds, lack any real skill. And vice versa - business majors with a "hot startup" who just need a "code monkey" to "make it show up on the iPhone."

I think educating students before they get to college can improve the climate in general and improve the likelihood of balanced partnerships that foster innovation.