Successful Young Entrepreneurs Online

[sherif]

I love reading stories and bios of successful Young Entrepreneurs Online, they are always motivating and inspiring. Sometimes I ask myself what makes them different from me
Is it the zeal, ability to stick with from start to greatness or the ability to think of an Idea and follow up


I even open a blog to write on those have learn about on www.ProentrepreneurDiary.com

But please what do you think makes them different ?

[Berserk]

What makes them different are only two things:

1) They know how to stay optimistic, even in tough times.

2) They start their business. Successful people act on their dreams, whereas unsuccessful people are too afraid of failure so they never try.

[sherif]

Am with you on that Berserk

[DeonKrey]

What makes these young entrepreneurs successful is their great heart of sharing their knowledge to people. Even if they're still young, there are these things that they already discovered that we haven't seen yet and there are also things they know that we don't. These young people are curious to learn new things and that's how they utilized it to improve themselves as well and use it to be successful. Plus, their being optimistic and just living the life as fun as it could be makes them work that simple.

[ucavik]

well successful young entrepreneurs are rare and gifted people, who discover their true calling early in the life.most of us go through a long grind before discovering what we are actually meant for.

[kbouw]

I would say that early on, young entrepreneurs set themselves apart from the rest of the pack because they practice "application". As stated above, many people hope and wish that their ideas and creative innovations will work; they may even spend months designing the concepts for something revolutionary but it is the fearless young bucks that stand out because instead of saying "I want to own my own business" they take initiative so they can then say "I have owned my own business".

[ucavik]

i beg to differ with you on this. clarity of vision comes first before application.at younger age generally people are not blessed with this rare trait.very few people are blessed with it.most of the people acquire it later in their lives. but yes there are some who truly apply their vision,their true calling.

[ciaossu]

well successful young entrepreneurs are rare and gifted people, who discover their true calling early in the life.most of us go through a long grind before discovering what we are actually meant for.

Not always true. It happens by accident too. And "young" is subjective depending on who you're talking to.

i beg to differ with you on this. clarity of vision comes first before application.at younger age generally people are not blessed with this rare trait.very few people are blessed with it.most of the people acquire it later in their lives. but yes there are some who truly apply their vision,their true calling.

This isn't always true. A successful entrepreneur, particularly those in startup mode will tell you this is highly not true. You come up with an idea and vision initially but you iterate and change to find a fit and go from there. Things change so much and so fast, anyone who thinks they have a vision laid out is going to be in for a massive shock (even though it should not come as a surprise). For example, PayPal, under a different name prior, was originally meant to be a payment exchange program on palm pilots. For awhile, they resisted and was against the idea of being an online payment system and actually turned away eBay users. It was only later that this idea became the PayPal we know today. Yelp was originally intended to be a completely different business model, then was changed to focus on local reviews, then shifted to be what it is today. Craigslist was never meant to be a site. It was originally a listserve for people with similar hobbies that evolved to a classifieds ads site after people requested that the email lists be converted to a central site. The list goes on. Anyone that has ever build a startup will tell you, vision is not always clear and good entrepreneurs will adapt as needed.

[WuMan]

One of the people at my school got on a page of the Wall Street Journal for doing business. She's in high school.

Another high schooler has already made 100k during his high school years and wrote a book.

I'm friends with them both. I think what's really seperated them from the crowd is:
1) They think big.
2) They are determined.
3) They understand that business is about connections.