Planning for the future

[DJ Samson]

I'm a teen entrepreneur and I'm preparing to take the next step and to jump into business. I wrote a book that I'm going to sell online. It's not a large investment (roughly $400) and the ROI is not large either, but it's been something I wanted to do since the topic is very interesting to me.

I've been told that I should be trying to get into a growing industry that is attractive to me rather than setting up a bunch of blogs. I took a transportation class last semester and we learned about bio diesel. Obviously alternate fuels is going to be a huge market, but I'm not sure how I can enter it.

Should I be trying to make biodeisel in my basement and sell it for cars? This doesn't sound very productive. Or I could develop a lawnmower or lawnmower engine that takes bio diesel. I'm still very young so I'm not eager to enter the consumer market. I bet there are alot of other people my age who aren't trusted because of their age.

Am I correct that I need to find a "need" in an innovational market? Should I be trying to build a business rapped around biodiesel that sells to other businesses like retailers?

Thanks.

[DrMoney]

Well, if you want to discuss this man, I would love to.

aim-ecbloodmoney

I have a great idea for bio fuels, and would like to learn more.

[The Stealthy One]

If you're interested in bio-diesel, but not sure if you want to actually develop it (or the engines that use it), why not focus on one or more informational Websites related to bio fuels?

[akula]

DJ, martin tobias is your man

http://www.martinandalex.com/blog/

http://www.imperiumrenewables.com/martin.tobias.html

he's a sucessful Seattle vc, who quit his very lucrative vc career to take a position as a CEO of a biodiesel startup

talk to him

ask him where the opportunities are in biodiesel

he's the best person who can help you

you can apply for a job at his company

http://www.seattlebiodiesel.com/jobs.html

they manufacture and sell biodiesel

the man can teach you a lot about business

his prior company got sold to nokia and he's also doing large scale property development

[DJ Samson]

Daniel,

Wow, thanks alot for the tip. I just sent Imperium Renewables an e-mail.

This may be a bad question, but I'm turning 16 and I have two more years in high school left and then college. Is there any possible way I could work for a company like Imperium at my own residence?

Thanks again.