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FortwoyearsIscrapedandscouredtheinternethuntingfortheworldstopyoungentrepreneurssoI
couldharvesttheirsecrets.

RecentArticles

IfIwantedtobesuccessful,Ihadtolearnfromthebest.Ineededtoheartheirstories.Howthey

Doesthepromiscuityofideasfosters

started.Howtheygrew.Howtheyarebuildingtheirempiresrightnow.AndIneededtohearitstraight

innovation?Howdowebuildaculturethat

fromtheirmouths.

caneasilyinnovate?

Readtheirinterviews,visittheirsites,followthemonTwitterandlearnasmuchasyoucanfromtheir
remarkablestories.Oh,andfindalinktodiscoverhowtheydoitatthebottom.

HowtoBridgeYourOwnGapsandGet
WhatYouWantInLife
ToBetterMyBestOROdetoDrSeuss,
Part2
Really,thisholiday(andlife)isabout
empathy.
Top100EntrepreneurBlogs
RecentreportcitespotentialforCrowdfund
InvestinginMuslimmarkets
HappyBirthdayETA!Version2.0starts
now.

AdoraSvitak,12

CrowfundingandCrowdsourcing:Doyou

TinyLiteraryGiant

knowthedifferenceandhowtoleverage

Adoraisa12yearoldwhohaspublishedtwobooksandtransformedherwritingsuccessintospeaking

each?

andteachingsuccess.Shehasspokenatover400schoolsandpresentedattheannualTED

BesttoWorstCrowdfundingEnvironments

conference.ShehasbeenfeaturedonGoodMorningAmericaandonCNN.

forEntrepreneurshipandSmallBusiness

ReadAdoraSvitaksInterview|VisitAdorasSite|Follow@adorasv

intheUnitedStates
Doyouhave$100,000to$500,000in
salesbookedthisyear?

MostReadPosts
HowtoBridgeYourOwnGapsandGet
WhatYouWantInLife
ToBetterMyBestOROdetoDrSeuss,
Part2

SavannahBritt,15
YoungestMagazinePublisher

Doesthepromiscuityofideasfosters
innovation?Howdowebuildaculturethat
caneasilyinnovate?

SavannahstartedherownpublicationamagazinecalledGirlpezmakinghertheyoungestmagazine
publisherintheworld.Themagazinefeaturescoverageofevents,likeconcertsandfashionshows,
alongwithinterviewsfromthelikesofShwayze,KevinRudolf,andDawnfromDannityKane.

PostArchives
SelectMonth

ReadSavannahBrittsInterview|VisitSavannahsSite|Follow@savlovesyou

PhilipHartman,15
YoungInventoroftheYear
Philipisahomeschooledhighschoolseniorattheripeageof15.Hewonthe2008YoungInventorof
theYearawardforinventinganewsystemforfusingopticalfibers.Hislatestinventionemitssteam
ontoawindshieldandiscapableofdefrostingafrostcoveredwindshieldinabout15seconds.
ReadPhilipHartmansInterview|Follow@PhilipHartman

AlexFraiser,16
WorldsTopYoungBlogger
Alexandhisbusinesspartner,24yearoldSethWaite,launchedtheirfirstproductawebtheme
modeledafterBlogussionsuniquestyletoimmediatesuccess.WithanAlexarankingunder20,000,
Blogussionisnowthehighestrankingblogbya16yearoldontheInternet.
ReadAlexFraisersInterview|VisitAlexsSite|Follow@afrais

FarrhadAcidwalla,16
TopYoungIndianEntrepreneur
FarrhadhaslaunchedRockstahMedia,acuttingedgecompanydevotedtowebdevelopment,
marketing,advertisement,andbranding.Itisjustoverayearoldbutithasclientsandafullfledged
teamofdevelopers,designersandmarketstrategistsspreadacrosstheglobe.
ReadFarrhadAcidwallasInterview|VisitFarrhadsSite|Follow@farrhad

MarkBao,17
11Companies,3Foundations
Markisa17yearoldhighschoolseniorandhehasalreadylaunched11webbasedcompanies(and
soldthreeofthem)alongwiththreenonprofitfoundations.SomeofhisprojectsincludeTickrTalk,the
RamamiaFoundation,Classleaf,andAvecoraatechnologynetworklaunchingsometimein2013.
ReadMarkBaosInterview|VisitMarksSite|Follow@markbao

StanleyTang,17
InstantBestSellingAuthor
StanleypublishedeMillionsinDecemberof2008anditrocketedstraighttothetopoftheAmazon
BestSellerlists.Atjust14yearsold,Stanleywastheworldsyoungestbestsellingauthor.Hejust
graduatedhighschoolandiscurrentlyattendingStanfordUniversity.
ReadStanleyTangsInterview|VisitStanleysSite|Follow@stanleytang

AdamHorwitz,18
$1.5MillioninThreeDays
Adamhaslearnedfromhismistakesandnowteachespeoplehowtomakemoneyonline.Hiscourses,
TycoonCashFlowandCellPhoneTreasure,haveeachearnedover$100,000.Hislatest,Mobile
Monopoly,bagged$1.5millioninathreedaysandsetallsortsofaffiliatemarketingrecords.
ReadAdamHorwitzsInterview|VisitAdamsSite|Follow@adamhorwitz

KingSidharth,18
TheOutlawEntrepreneur
Kingisaspeaker,author,magazinepublisher,raddude,andhesorganizingaconferencefor
teenagerscalledCreateens.Itwillgiveyoungpeopleanopportunitytolearnaboutentrepreneurship,

blogging,andmorefromworldwideexperts.FindoutwhyKingconsidershimselftobeanoutlaw.
ReadKingSidharthsInterview|VisitKingsSite|Follow@kingsidharth

ArjunRai,18
TeenBattlingGoogle
ArjunbecametheCOOofaquicklygrowingonlineadvertisingcompany,buthesoonsetouttofollow
hisown,uniquevision.ThatvisionisabrandnewventurecalledodysseyAds,anonlineadvertising
networkwithafocusoncateringto21stcenturymarketerneeds.
ReadArjunRaisInterview|Follow@arjunrai96

SyedBalkhi,19
SocialMediaProdigy
Syed,alongwithahandfulofcollegefriends,hasstartedasuccessfulwebservicecompanycalled
UzzzProductions.HisblogforWordPressbeginners,WPBeginner,hasbeenupsinceJuly2009and
alreadyattractsanincredible145,000uniquevisitorseachmonth.
ReadSyedBalkhisInterview|VisitSyedsSite|Follow@syedbalkhi

KeithJ.DavisJr.,19
EntrepreneurofAllTrades
Keithis19andhesgonefromhismiddleschoolsbubblegummantoacollegefreshmanatthe
UniversityofHoustonandanentrepreneurofalltrades.Hesomehowfindstimetobeanationally
knownpublicspeaker,actor,model,newspaperpublisher,andauthor.
ReadKeithJ.DavisJr.sInterview|VisitKeithsSite|Follow@keithjdavisjr

BenWeissenstein,19

MajorLeagueYoungEntrepreneur
BenandhisboomingbusinesshavebeenfeaturedinEntrepreneurMagazineandontheDr.PhilShow.
HehasstartedTheEntitledGroup,acompanythathelpsmusicalartists,andhesfranchisingGrand
SlamGarageSales,agaragesaleservice.
ReadBenWeissensteinsInterview|VisitBensSite|Follow@bentheceo

SabirulIslam,19
Firedat13,Founderat14
Sabirulselfpublishedhisfirstbook,TheWorldatYourFeet,atage17.Since,hehassold60,000
copies,launchedaboardgame,becomeaglobetrottingpublicspeaker(over600speaking
engagements),andstartedhisownpublishingcompanyforaspiringteenauthors.
ReadSabirulIslamsInterview|VisitSabirulsSite|Follow@Sabirul_Islam

LindsayManseau,20
BeyondFreelancePhotography
Lindsayphotographed25weddingsasafreelancerin2009.Herbusinesswasthriving,butshewanted
awaytobetterconnectwithhercouplesandtheweddingindustry.SoLindsaybegandevelopingMy
MarriageMarket,anonlineplatformwherecouplesandvendorswillbeabletoconnect.
ReadLindsayManseausInterview|VisitLindsaysSite|Follow@lindsaymanseau

MarshallHaas,20
YoungArchitectOutsourcer
Marshallrecruitedateamof20artistsinthePhilippinestocreatearchitecturalimagesfromfloorplans
andhebeganattractingasmanyaseightclientsamonth.Heisalsodevelopingamobileweb
applicationcalledPodums,whichwillusegamemechanicstoencouragepeopletobeproductive.
ReadMarshallHaassInterview|VisitMarshallsSite|Follow@MarshallHaas

CatherineCook,20
$20MillionfromDormRoom
Catherineisa20yearoldjunioratGeorgetownUniversityinWashington,DCandmyYearbook.com
hasover20millionmembers.myYearbookisrankedinthetop25mosttraffickedwebsitesintheU.S.
accordingtocomScoreanditpullsin$20millioninannualrevenue.
ReadCatherineCooksInterview|VisitCatherinesSite|Follow@cncook

MichaelDunlop,21
MostLikelyMillionaire
Michaeldroppedoutofschoolandbegantodevelopwebsites,includingRetireAt21.com.Today,
Michaelis21yearsoldand,thoughheisntretired,heisnettingsixfiguresayearwithhiswebsites.
Hislatest,IncomeDiary.com,hasattractedwellover10,000subscribers.
ReadMichaelDunlopsInterview|VisitMichaelsSite|Follow@michaeldunlop

EmilMotycka,21
FromMowBoyto$135K
Emilownsacompanywhichprovidesworkforabout65peopleinNorthernColorado.Motycka
Enterprisesofferseverythingfrombuildingandjanitorialmaintenancetolawncare,treecare,snow
removal,andevenChristmaslightinstallation.Emilearned$135,000hissenioryearofhighschool.
ReadEmilMotyckasInterview|VisitEmilsSite|Follow@emotycka

LaurenAmarante,21
WorldEntrepreneurshipDay
LaurencofoundedWorldEntrepreneurshipDay(WED)asasophomoreatArizonaStateUniversity.
WEDsfirstcelebrationofentrepreneurship,in2009,wasahugesuccesswith22countries

participating.Sincethen,WEDhaspartneredwiththeUnitedNationstoscaleitto35countriesin2010.
ReadLaurenAmarantesInterview|VisitLaurensSite|Follow@lafactor

AlexMaroko,21
$0to$100Kin5Months
Alexwentfromtrainingclientsinpersontodoingeverythingonlinein2009.Hisfirstproduct,avideo
thatteacheshowtodribbleabasketballbetter,earned$20,000inthefirstweekofitsrelease.Inthe
sixmonthssince,Alexhasbeendevelopingmorewebsites,productsandanonlinecoachingprogram.
ReadAlexMarokosInterview|VisitAlexsSite|Follow@alexmaroko

JulietteBrindak,21
MissOValuedat$15Million
JuliettelaunchedMissOandFriends,abygirlsforgirlssitewheretweenscangotosafelyinteract,
getadvice,andplayflashgames.Shehassoldover120,000books.In2008,Procter&Gamble
investedinMissOandFriendsandestimatedthecompanysvalueat$15milliondollars.
ReadJulietteBrindaksInterview|VisitJuliettesSite|Follow@missoandfriends

JacobCass,22
InspiredDesignerforHire
JacobnabbedhisfirstfreelancejobattheageofsixteenandinNovember2007hestartedawebsite
andblogdedicatedtohisbusiness,JustCreativeDesign.Heimmediatelybeganrakinginclients,
awards,andrecognition.InJanuary2010,JacobreceivedaprestigiousjobofferfromhisTwitter
account.
ReadJacobCasssInterview|VisitJacobsSite|Follow@justcreative

AndrewFashion,22
MadeandLost$2.5Million
Andrewhaddroppedoutofhighschoolin2005andstarteddevelopingwebsites.Aftermonthsofjust
scrapingby,Andrewhititbig.Hewaspullingin$100,000+checkseverymonth.Butafterafewyears
oflivingthehighlife,therevenuestreamdriedupandAndrewwentfrombeingamillionairetobeingin
debt.
ReadAndrewFashionsInterview|VisitAndrewsSite|Follow@andrewfashion

JoePenna,23
MysteryGuitarMan
Joemakesvideoswithunconventionalvideoeditingandblacksunglasses.Sincegettingstartedin
June2006,MysteryGuitarManhasamassedoveronemillionsubscribersandover100milliontotal
viewsmakingitthe8thmostsubscribedchannelonYouTube.
WatchJoePennasInterview|VisitJoesYouTubeChannel|Follow@mysteryguitarm

AboutNickTart
NickTartisa23yearoldalumnusofColoradoStateUniversitylivinginfabulous
FortCollins,CO.
Nicksentrepreneurialjourneystartedwhenhewas12yearsoldwitha21/2hour
lawnmowingescapade.Thisonelawnturnedintoafewperweekandhewas
hooked!Afterrunningasemisuccessfullawnservicefor6years,Nickenrolled
atCSUtolearnmoreabouthispassionforbusiness.
ThroughhiseducationatCSUNickrealizedhedidntknowasmuchaboutbusinessashethought.Had
heknowneverythinghelearnedatCSU,hecouldveranamuchmoresuccessfullawnmowingservice.
AspartoftheEntrepreneurshipProgram,Nickdevelopedanideaforabusinessthatteachesabout
business.AndJuniorBizwasborn.
NickregisteredJuniorBiz,LLCinFebruary2009andpublishedtheOfficialJuniorBizLawnMowing
GuideinApril2009.

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