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Parenting Tips From Zappo’s Founder Tony Hsieh’s Mom And Dad - Startup Kids – Part V

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Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay), Founder & CEO of Zappos, discusses the litany of childhood jobs he created for himself in his book, Delivering Happiness. Similar to the entrepreneurial attributes described in The Lemonade Principle , a newspaper route not only built character, it prepared children for a lifetime of success.

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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

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Similar to the entrepreneurial attributes described in The Lemonade Principle , a newspaper route not only built character, it prepared children for a lifetime of success. Other entry-level experiences for budding entrepreneurs included selling items marketed in comic book ads. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Are You Too Old To Start Being An Entrepreneur?

Startup Professionals Musings

There are already a couple of good books out there for youth entrepreneurs, such as a new one from my friends Adam and Matthew Toren, Kidpreneurs: Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas. The best way to learn is a “hands-on” approach like creating a simple business to sell lemonade or deliver newspapers. Start a summer business.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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As discussed in Inventors vs. Innovators , most entrepreneurs iterate on preexisting ideas to the point that the inventions represent marketable value propositions upon which sustainable companies can be created. Is it because they read a passage in a self-help book that told them to ‘wish away’ failure? – Do not despair.