Category: Top Stories
30 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs of 2011
It’s that time of year again when we put together our 30 most influential young entrepreneurs list. Last year, the entire list was valued at close to $100billion, this year we lead off with a young entrepreneur who’s company is valued at $100billion alone. Each of these founders and CEOs are running incredible ventures that [...]
8 Tips to Leave Your Day Job and Start Your Business
One of the scariest things to do is drop your day to day nine to five. The paycheck is steady and it comes with a nice health-care package. Lunch with co-workers provides time to unwind and talk about what’s going on in the world. The hours are steady and while it may be demanding, there [...]
Under30CEO Expert of the Week: Investor and Blogger Timothy Sykes
In honor of social media week, Under30CEO’s expert of the week is blogger and stock trader Timothy Sykes. Tim started his hedge fund at Tulane University turning $12,415 into $1.65 million but the real kicker is that he makes more money online than he does in the stock market. Tim is the co-founder of Profit.ly, a community [...]
Social Media Week: What You Need to Know
Empowering Change Through Collaboration In 2012 social media has gone beyond just being Facebook friends and sharing funny videos you found on YouTube. Today, social media has become a platform with the ability to change the world. The creators of social media week have organized twelve cities who want to come together to initiate global [...]
10 Tips for Keeping Your Products Lean
You have the next great innovation of the 21st century to unseat Google. Problem is, you don’t have all the cash reserves Google does. Hmm, what to do? Here are some tips for launching what the lean evangelists of the world refer to as a Minimum Viable Product, or “MVP”. Homework 1. Define yourself: Not [...]
10 Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read From 2011
1. Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection [...]
Why You Should Treat Your Business Like Your Boring 9-5: Put in as Little As Possible
Yup, I said it. Who remembers their boring 9-5 job, where you slacked off and did as little as possible to get by? 2 hour lunches, coffee breaks that turned into 2 hour lunches, mornings on ESPN and Perez Hilton, shopping trips disguised as doctors appointments. I even have a friend who goes and sees [...]
8 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 22
A couple weeks ago I met with two young entrepreneurs who had asked me for some advice. They were passionate, driven, highly intelligent and extremely focused. During the course of our hour-long conversation, it struck me that despite the attributes listed above, their questions, attitudes and strategies almost perfectly mirrored my own from six years [...]
9 Tools for a Paperless Life
Too. Much. Paper. If one of your resolutions is moving your life to a more peaceful, less cluttered, and paperless existence, I’m right there with you. While we’re working hard on moving our online marketing firm to a completely paperless business, I’m also busy making my life paperless as well. Before downloading and registering for [...]
Infographic: Top 10 Biggest Young Entrepreneur Movers of 2011
It’s that time of year again when we just can’t help but look back on everything that happened in 2011. One of our favorite things to look at on Under30CEO is the young people who have made big moves and are well on their way to becoming the next leaders in the business world. Below [...]
