“Every entrepreneur has the power to change lives as he/she changes his/her own life. Its only the question of stepping up and leading! ” – Sonali Gupta
“Every entrepreneur has the power to change lives as he/she changes his/her own life. Its only the question of stepping up and leading! ” – Sonali Gupta
Today, we’re getting more and more dependent on technology both for our own health and the health of the planet. And this has made entrepreneurship and innovation vital for our survival. We need more inventors and we need more people supporting those inventors through venture capitalism; entrepreneurs are necessary to organize, advertise, and fund the newest products so that they can become available to the public and benefit the entire world. Without entrepreneurs, we would not have a printing press, an factory, an automobile, an airplane, a television, a telephone, a computer, the Internet. We would not have this incredibly interconnected world with a huge capacity for organized improvement and development. Without entrepreneurs, it would be a stale world indeed.
Given all the problems our world faces — in teaching, technology, health care, or finance — we need many more entrepreneurs and change makers. Progress against these problems will be intolerably slow if only 3% to 5% of world’s population thinks they can solve them.
We can see entrepreneurs everywhere. They come from different areas, different cultures and different niches. If there is one common thing among them, then that’s innovation. And that’s what makes them different from others. Entrepreneurs do something, create something, that has never been done before, or has never been presented in this unique form. They innovate, they inspire, they produce something new to the world, and if they are successful and people buy their product or service, then they have produced something that is useful to the world as well. They fuel the flame of invention and have contributed some of the most amazing advancements in human history that continue to propel our species forward.
That being said, it is also important to note that entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. Yes, the world is badly in need of more creative and motivated thinkers. However, being an entrepreneur isn’t easy; it is a difficult road to follow with a lot of trial and error along the way and much room for adjustment and failure. It’s important to know that you have the patience and a thick enough skin for the long haul; in the end, entrepreneurship isn’t just a career, it’s a way of life, and you have to be prepared to throw yourself whole-heartedly into that way of life in order to achieve success.
Being an entrepreneur was hard, since there was no place to learn the basic skills and get the necessary motivation. Budding entrepreneurs are expected to fail and learn, and sadly, that’s the scary part. They wouldn’t have failed if they had got the necessary guidance from fellow entrepreneurs who have walked on that road already. Fortunately, things are chaging, and for good. We, a group of young entrepreneurs have started an “open school”, called Startup School, for entrepreneurs & startups where they learn the basics of entrepreneurship. We have already helped hundreds of innovators refine their entrepreneural skills and change the life of numerous entrepreneurs already from Romania to Kongo to India and even the Silicon Valley itself. We believe that the most common characteristic among all the entrepreneurs is the reluctance to give up. We help them build businesses, realize the extent of their full potential and nurture it. In short, we help young entrepreneurs understand what works and what doesn’t! A few weeks back, I wrote about the disappointing startup scene in India. This were not the case, if there had been proper light on entrepreneurship. At Startup School, you’ll be guided by dozens of other successful entrepreneurs around the world. You’ll learn by the mistakes others have done, instead of failing with your own startup.
50+ entrepreneurs pitched and launched their company on Startup School – some are successful or received funding.
Startup School is a super open environment that attracted a wide variety of entrepreneurs, investors and experts. Famous entrepreneurs like Brad Feld (Founder of Foundry Group), Marc Benioff (Founder of Salesforce), Bill Liao (Founder of Xing) and many more donated their time to fill this school with more than 100 hours of recorded live classes.
With a little bit of money we will be able to scale and improve Startup School in order to reach out to rest of the world. We believe by giving people access to startup education we can make the world a better place for all of us. Every entrepreneur on Startup School may influence the life of thousands of people around the world. And this is exactly where we need your help.
We are trying to raise funds to be able to continue the project. We need your help to guide hundreds of young minds to the path of success. The world is badly in need of more entrepreneurs. And we believe we can be able to create a big society of elite entrepreneurs with YOUR SUPPORT.
This is the IndieGogo page where you can help. Every dollar counts! If you need more information about Startup School (or need an invite), feel free to contact me directly at arun@supercoolschool.com.
See you there!
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