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The Young Entrepreneur: How to Start A Business While You’re Still a Student
Goody Business Book Awards - Young Entrepreneur
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.
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.
240 pages, Paperback
Published May 31, 2022
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June 26, 2022
The Young Entrepreneur delivers exactly what it promises - an entirely practical guide to starting your own business. This is the perfect overview of entrepreneurial thinking and approaches, with examples drawn from the authors’ own experiences.
The Young Entrepreneur is broken down into three parts. The first explores what an entrepreneur is and how they think. This sets the reader up for the rest of the book. It also outlines some pitfalls to be aware of and avoid. Part two is all about getting started with your business. From coming up with the business idea and avoiding failure, to testing, launching, marketing, fundraising and scaling. Part two really is a step-by-step guide to each part of being an entrepreneur. Part three is called Ecosystem and it explores the community and culture of entrepreneurs. It’s about getting your business culture right and how to bring this culture to your audience through authentic marketing and being part of the wider community of entrepreneurs.
The Young Entrepreneur comes across as genuine and practical. It’s also realistic and upfront about the challenges entrepreneurs face. It’s hopeful about the future of business but also addresses the responsibilities entrepreneurs have.
I interpreted the title incorrectly and assumed this book would be about school students, which is why I jumped at the chance to read and review this book. I am currently running our school’s entrepreneurship class for middle school students while our entrepreneurship teacher is on sabbatical. Clearly it says university and college in the summary, so the mistake is my fault. And while this book wasn’t what I was expecting, it is still a complete look at entrepreneurial skills and approaches.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library
The Young Entrepreneur is broken down into three parts. The first explores what an entrepreneur is and how they think. This sets the reader up for the rest of the book. It also outlines some pitfalls to be aware of and avoid. Part two is all about getting started with your business. From coming up with the business idea and avoiding failure, to testing, launching, marketing, fundraising and scaling. Part two really is a step-by-step guide to each part of being an entrepreneur. Part three is called Ecosystem and it explores the community and culture of entrepreneurs. It’s about getting your business culture right and how to bring this culture to your audience through authentic marketing and being part of the wider community of entrepreneurs.
The Young Entrepreneur comes across as genuine and practical. It’s also realistic and upfront about the challenges entrepreneurs face. It’s hopeful about the future of business but also addresses the responsibilities entrepreneurs have.
I interpreted the title incorrectly and assumed this book would be about school students, which is why I jumped at the chance to read and review this book. I am currently running our school’s entrepreneurship class for middle school students while our entrepreneurship teacher is on sabbatical. Clearly it says university and college in the summary, so the mistake is my fault. And while this book wasn’t what I was expecting, it is still a complete look at entrepreneurial skills and approaches.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library
February 27, 2024
This is a good book for someone who has no idea how to start a start-up and I wish I read it before I started my journey as a founder. It is comprehensive and I recommend it to anyone about to start their start-up. The only thing I think was missing was more details on fundraising. Who do we talk to? Where to start? How do we find an investor to talk to in the first place? etc.
Here are some of my learnings :
1- Start something! any Thing! A club at school! Any position that involves leadership. These experiences will provide you with experiences, connections, and places you will need later on to grow your business quickly.
2-Be part of the founder's community.
3-Meet with the academics in the industry.
4-More novel ideas come from two otherwise disparate concepts.
5-When working on a start-up idea ask yourself these questions:
-Does that problem actually exist?
-Is the problem important enough?
-Can "we" solve the problem?
6-To assess if people like what you built ask them if they recommend your product to someone else.
7-To foster team collaboration you can hold a weekly paranoia session in which people talk about what worries them the most to check in with every employee. More communication provides the employees with more chances to become closer to each other and eventually, work better with each other.
Here are some of my learnings :
1- Start something! any Thing! A club at school! Any position that involves leadership. These experiences will provide you with experiences, connections, and places you will need later on to grow your business quickly.
2-Be part of the founder's community.
3-Meet with the academics in the industry.
4-More novel ideas come from two otherwise disparate concepts.
5-When working on a start-up idea ask yourself these questions:
-Does that problem actually exist?
-Is the problem important enough?
-Can "we" solve the problem?
6-To assess if people like what you built ask them if they recommend your product to someone else.
7-To foster team collaboration you can hold a weekly paranoia session in which people talk about what worries them the most to check in with every employee. More communication provides the employees with more chances to become closer to each other and eventually, work better with each other.
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