The Young Entrepreneur

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• Tells you all you need to know to launch a business without dropping out or waiting for graduation • Provides tailored information and advice, from that lightbulb moment and getting started, to 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.

Quinn Underwood, 24, is the CEO of Autumn, a privacy-first startup that leverages Artificial Intelligence to help individuals and organizations identify early signs of burnout, depression, and other mental health challenges, and respond proactively. Autumn works with major non-profits and scaling companies to promote mental health and prevent burnout. Quinn is also the former co-founder of Advin, a health tech company which he helped scale across Bangladesh and India. He is based in Toronto, Canada. Edition: 1 Date: 03/05/2022 Price: £12.99 Paperback: 9780749497347 Ebook: 9780749497330 Pages: 240 Format (mm): 199x130 Product Category: General Subject: Entrepreneurship

Table of Contents

Foreword

1 Entrepreneur

1 Introduction – What to expect 2 The entrepreneur mindset

2 Endeavour

3 The lightbulb moment – How to come up with an idea 4 Common mistakes 5 Infrastructure 6 MVP (Minimum Viable Product) 7 Development 8 Launch 9 Traction 10 Fundraising 11 Scale 12 End goal 13 Misconceptions of starting a business 14 Ecosystem 15 Opportunities