51 Industry Leaders Share Practical Advice on How to Become a Young Entrepreneur

If you’re like us, you dream of becoming a big-deal entrepreneur. Maybe you’ve thought:

Can I even be an entrepreneur at my age?
What skills do I need to start my own business?
How did this super-successful person become so super successful (and how can I become super successful too)?

We wondered the same things as we got our own small businesses off the ground. So we took our questions to fifty-one leaders spanning a range of industries.

We put those Q&As together in this book to offer you experience, advice, and vision from some of the most impressive entrepreneurs in the world. Their answers may surprise you; they will definitely inspire you. And we hope they give you a road map for achieving your wildest business dreams.

  • Have a big appetite for failure. Just move on quickly and learn from it."

    - Casey Georgeson, founder and CEO Saint Jane Beauty

  • Previous experiences, failures and successes can help you save time and iterate faster for what you do next.

    - Dejan Pralica, cofounder and CEO, SoleSavy

  • Passion is probably the most important element that separates an entrepreneur from those who want safety and a good, comfortable job.

    - Mei Xu, founder and CEO, Chesapeake Bay Candle

  • I'm a striver. I took a chance on myself.

    - Wonya Lucas, President and CEO, Hallmark Media

  • I love to be wrong. I love when other people say there's a new way to do this. I'm 100 percent game for that.

    - Ariel Kaye, founder, Parachute

  • No one has success without many deep, hard fails, so make it a point to get good at failure and getting knocked down.

    - Jeni Britton Bauer, founder and CEO, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

  • Staying nimble and being prepared to change course if you need to is a really important value of business leadership.

    - Ken Stern, former CEO, NPR