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1 03/05/2022 £12.99 9780749497347 9780749497330 240 198x129 General Entrepreneurship
This book
« Tells you all you need to know to launch a business without dropping out or waiting for graduation tailored information and advice, from that lightbulb moment and getting started, to « Provides scaling up or selling your business - including specific highlights of how being a student can be an « «
advantage Provides clear and invaluable guidance on where and how to access funding, mentorship and support Features inspiring case studies from successful young founders as well as from the authors’ own experiences as young serial entrepreneurs
Description If you have a great start-up idea and know how to think like an entrepreneur, but are still at college or university, then this book will show you how to run your business without having to drop out. Research shows that Generation Z are the most entrepreneurial generation yet. If you don’t want to wait until you graduate before launching the next big thing, then this book - written by successful young entrepreneurs Swish Goswami and Quinn Underwood - is for you. Packed with practical and realistic advice The Young Entrepreneur really cuts through the noise surrounding business innovation and makes a clear case for starting your own company while you’re young. Featuring inspiring examples and invaluable resources to give you the tools you need, this book is your one-stop guide to jump-start your entrepreneurial journey.
Author Information Swish Goswami, 24, is the CEO of Trufan, a tech company building products that improve brand engagement while respecting a consumer’s right to privacy and compensation. His company has made two acquisitions, raised over $4.1M to date (from several NBA players and venture firms) and has clients like Sony Music, L’Oreal, Netflix, NBA, NFL, and a plethora of small to medium sized businesses. Swish has given three TEDx talks and is an investor/advisor through his angel fund AGEX Capital (investments include Faze Clan, Wombo, Upstream, etc). Swish has a personal following of over 200,000 and enjoys speaking around the world under North America’s prestigious bureau Speakers Spotlight. For his entrepreneurial and philanthropic achievements, Swish was inducted into Plan Canada’s Top 20 under 20, recognized as LinkedIn’s Top Voice and Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year and awarded the United Nation’s Outstanding Youth Leadership award.
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Foreword Entrepreneur Introduction – What to expect The entrepreneur mindset Endeavour The lightbulb moment – How to come up with an idea Common mistakes Infrastructure MVP (Minimum Viable Product) Development Launch Traction Fundraising Scale End goal Misconceptions of starting a business Ecosystem Opportunities
Quinn Underwood, 24, is the CEO of Autumn, a privacy-first platform that leverages AI to help users passively measure and manage their mental health in real-time through analysis of digital behaviour. Because what you can’t measure, you can’t manage. His company has raised more than $2 million Click to expand
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