The Young Entrepreneur: How to Start A Business While You’re Still a Student - Softcover

Goswami, Swish; Underwood, Quinn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749497343 ISBN 13: 9780749497347

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2022

Synopsis

FINALIST: Goody Business Book Awards - Entrepreneur: 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.

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About the Authors

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 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 in venture capital from some of the top VCs in North America, and works with many of the fastest growing companies in North America.

Previously, Quinn was a co-founder of ADVIN, a health-tech company he co-founded and helped scale across Bangladesh and India. During his time there, he helped grow the team to more than 20 employees, and served more than 150,000 patients, while in his second and third year at the University of Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749497343
• ISBN 13: 9780749497347
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240