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Ageless Startup: Start a Business at Any Age
It’s Not Hard. It’s Just New. There has never been a better time to start your own business, but taking that leap of faith can seem like a daunting risk rather than an exciting new venture. But here’s the Your community needs you. The world needs you. You have time to make a difference, and you have the experience, resilience, and drive to make it. Written as your field guide to the rocky terrain of entrepreneurship, Ageless Startup is that bridge from employee to entrepreneur or empty-nester to business-owner. With award-winning entrepreneur Rick Terrien as your guide, kickstart your entrepreneurial journey with this book and you’ll learn Make a smooth transition from working for someone else to working for yourself Minimize your risk and maximize your value Set a pace that’s right for you and your business Find the customers that will keep coming back Create a business system that keeps you on track and comfortable Build your exit strategy into your launch Tackle obstacles with an open mind
- GenresBusiness
217 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2020
About the author
Rick Terrien
3 booksRick Terrien learned the lessons of entrepreneurship very early while selling newspapers car-to-car at stoplights during grade school. He hasn’t stopped creating new business opportunities since.
Since age 45, Rick has demonstrated the ageless model, launching 6 new enterprises, both for-profit and non-profit.
He was awarded the United States Small Business New Product of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. “This prestigious award honors American companies and their contribution to society. Winning products were chosen for their exceptional engineering research, design, and overall impact on our national economy.”
He has also been recognized by Fast Company as one of their Fast 50, now called the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. “The Fast 50 are the idea elite of business, individuals with the vision and personal commitment to propel their companies and industries into the future. The Fast 50 is not just about bigwigs or bottom line. It’s a group of uncompromising leaders, tireless innovators, turnaround artists, truth-tellers, trendsetters – people who are fueled by courage, integrity, passion and a commitment to results.”
As an innovator, inventor, and business developer with nine U.S. and foreign patents in industrial fluid recycling, his designs have recovered tens of millions of gallons of oil worldwide that were previously lost as wastewater. This equipment has also prevented industrial carbon residues from entering the atmosphere on a globally relevant scale for more than 20 years.
Rick was recognized as an AARP Purpose Prize Fellow in 2015. The tag line for the award is, Making a Difference is Ageless.
Rick’s work as a recognized leader in regional food systems is now over 10 years old. He is currently helping launch and lead one of the most innovative regional food organizations in the world.
Rick is a lifelong entrepreneur with an ageless story to share.
Rick is an accomplished public speaker who is passionate about sharing his love of ageless entrepreneurship.
Since age 45, Rick has demonstrated the ageless model, launching 6 new enterprises, both for-profit and non-profit.
He was awarded the United States Small Business New Product of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. “This prestigious award honors American companies and their contribution to society. Winning products were chosen for their exceptional engineering research, design, and overall impact on our national economy.”
He has also been recognized by Fast Company as one of their Fast 50, now called the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. “The Fast 50 are the idea elite of business, individuals with the vision and personal commitment to propel their companies and industries into the future. The Fast 50 is not just about bigwigs or bottom line. It’s a group of uncompromising leaders, tireless innovators, turnaround artists, truth-tellers, trendsetters – people who are fueled by courage, integrity, passion and a commitment to results.”
As an innovator, inventor, and business developer with nine U.S. and foreign patents in industrial fluid recycling, his designs have recovered tens of millions of gallons of oil worldwide that were previously lost as wastewater. This equipment has also prevented industrial carbon residues from entering the atmosphere on a globally relevant scale for more than 20 years.
Rick was recognized as an AARP Purpose Prize Fellow in 2015. The tag line for the award is, Making a Difference is Ageless.
Rick’s work as a recognized leader in regional food systems is now over 10 years old. He is currently helping launch and lead one of the most innovative regional food organizations in the world.
Rick is a lifelong entrepreneur with an ageless story to share.
Rick is an accomplished public speaker who is passionate about sharing his love of ageless entrepreneurship.
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December 27, 2023
The author tried his best to bring unique points supported with data on the positive sides of initiating the entrepreneurial venture for people above the age of 45. Some of his arguments and statistics may positively surprise you if you are about 50 and contemplating on a startup.
Rick Terrien’s ideas on how, why and what are good in the initial chapters. But then I felt it to be the same thing repeated over and over again. Those who have served in high positions in the corporate world, to start something very small with bootstrapping may not go well with most of them. He suggests to make a smooth transition from working for someone else to working for yourself but without.
Personally I was not very pleased with his US centric stories and data. All the QnA were very monotonous and uninteresting. Finally its just about ok for those who are planning to start something new of their own. It may serve another straw for your proposed nest.
Rick Terrien’s ideas on how, why and what are good in the initial chapters. But then I felt it to be the same thing repeated over and over again. Those who have served in high positions in the corporate world, to start something very small with bootstrapping may not go well with most of them. He suggests to make a smooth transition from working for someone else to working for yourself but without.
Personally I was not very pleased with his US centric stories and data. All the QnA were very monotonous and uninteresting. Finally its just about ok for those who are planning to start something new of their own. It may serve another straw for your proposed nest.
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