This document provides advice for young entrepreneurs. It recommends pursuing passions and interests rather than simply pursuing money. It stresses thinking long term about building connections and opportunities for the future. It advises persevering when facing challenges, staying optimistic, and going against societal norms. It also recommends learning from customers and failures, taking every opportunity, and starting projects without overthinking or waiting for others.

1. Advice for
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Young Entrepreneurs
Nathan Feiglin

2. Do What You
are Passionate about
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Do things that you are
passionate about.
Work on things that you
care about and enjoy.

3. Do What You
are Passionate about
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I can easily more money
washing cars than working
on creating online content
(at the moment).
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4. Do What You
are Passionate about
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Instead, I dedicate my time
to writing about a
technology and creating
apps. Things I enjoy.
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5. Think Long Term
Think about all the
connections you’ll be
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making and the
advantages of having them
in the future.

6. Think Long Term
Whatever you do is a
stepping stone, a
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pathway, to better
businesses and
opportunities in the future.

7. Think Long Term
I’m yet to make a dollar
from Tech U, yet the
connections Idhave made
have already been very
useful.

8. Persevere
Things will be hard. Keep
going.
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9. Persevere
Stay optimistic.
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10. Persevere
People may discourage or
mock you for challenging
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societal norms.

11. Persevere
Go against these
norms, be a rebel, be
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resolute.

12. Persevere
You will eventually be
successful.
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@nfeiglin

14. “It always seems impossible until it's
done.”
― Nelson Mandela

15. Learn
Talk to customers.
Respond to feedback.
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16. Learn
See failure as a
learning experience.
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17. Take Every Opportunity
Take every opportunity.
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18. Take Every Opportunity
Be proactive, create
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yourself.

19. Take Every Opportunity
How did I get onto TV? I
called and spoke to the
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producer.

20. Take Every Opportunity
How did I get into
newspapers? I called and
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spoke the journalists.

21. Take Every Opportunity
How do I get products to
review? Initially, it was
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hard convincing PR reps to
send a 12 year old
products. I persevered. A
few years later, I have a
steady stream of products
to review.

22. Take Every Opportunity
Go after opportunities.
Don’t be shy.
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23. Go!
Don’t wait for others. Don’t
overthink. Start something.
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24. Go!
If not now, when?
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25. Thanks for viewing
Now, follow me on Twitter.
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Questions, comments or
feedback? Tweet me.
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