how to become a college entrepreneur so I got a great question from one of my
I got a great question from one of my
I got a great question from one of my youtube viewers love you guys now home
youtube viewers love you guys now home
youtube viewers love you guys now home who wrote in to say hey Evan could you
who wrote in to say hey Evan could you
who wrote in to say hey Evan could you please do a video on what can I do right
please do a video on what can I do right
please do a video on what can I do right now in college in order to pursue my
now in college in order to pursue my
now in college in order to pursue my dreams to becoming entrepreneurs what
dreams to becoming entrepreneurs what
dreams to becoming entrepreneurs what can I do as a college student to get
can I do as a college student to get
can I do as a college student to get closer to my dream this is a great
closer to my dream this is a great
closer to my dream this is a great question one I can relate to being a
question one I can relate to being a
question one I can relate to being a university entrepreneur myself I turned
university entrepreneur myself I turned
university entrepreneur myself I turned down high-paying jobs or paying 80 to
down high-paying jobs or paying 80 to
down high-paying jobs or paying 80 to $100,000 starting salary flying me
$100,000 starting salary flying me
$100,000 starting salary flying me around the world on these awesome
around the world on these awesome
around the world on these awesome projects I said no to that so I could
projects I said no to that so I could
projects I said no to that so I could start my own business and I have three
start my own business and I have three
start my own business and I have three bits of advice that will hopefully help
bits of advice that will hopefully help
bits of advice that will hopefully help you launch your company as well number
you launch your company as well number
you launch your company as well number one passion plus value equals money you
one passion plus value equals money you
one passion plus value equals money you have to start the business around
have to start the business around
have to start the business around something you’re passionate about if
something you’re passionate about if
something you’re passionate about if you’ve watched any of the videos on my
you’ve watched any of the videos on my
you’ve watched any of the videos on my channel you’ll know that this is a
channel you’ll know that this is a
channel you’ll know that this is a consistent theme and if you look at any
consistent theme and if you look at any
consistent theme and if you look at any successful entrepreneur any famous
successful entrepreneur any famous
successful entrepreneur any famous entrepreneur that you look up to look at
entrepreneur that you look up to look at
entrepreneur that you look up to look at how they started they were deeply
how they started they were deeply
how they started they were deeply passionate about their business you have
passionate about their business you have
passionate about their business you have to love what your business is all about
to love what your business is all about
to love what your business is all about the concept there then becomes when
the concept there then becomes when
the concept there then becomes when you’re providing value that’s how you
you’re providing value that’s how you
you’re providing value that’s how you make money so when you love what you do
make money so when you love what you do
make money so when you love what you do and you’re providing value to people
and you’re providing value to people
and you’re providing value to people that’s how you make a lot of money you
that’s how you make a lot of money you
that’s how you make a lot of money you could be passionate as much as you want
could be passionate as much as you want
could be passionate as much as you want about something but if it’s not giving
about something but if it’s not giving
about something but if it’s not giving value to other people you’re not gonna
value to other people you’re not gonna
value to other people you’re not gonna make a lot of money money comes from
make a lot of money money comes from
make a lot of money money comes from providing god you want to make a lot of
providing god you want to make a lot of
providing god you want to make a lot of money provide a lot of gal you want to
money provide a lot of gal you want to
money provide a lot of gal you want to make quick money provide quick value
make quick money provide quick value
make quick money provide quick value that’s the equation so you have to find
that’s the equation so you have to find
that’s the equation so you have to find opportunities that you love doing things
opportunities that you love doing things
opportunities that you love doing things that you can get lost in spent all day
that you can get lost in spent all day
that you can get lost in spent all day on can’t get enough of it and that helps
on can’t get enough of it and that helps
on can’t get enough of it and that helps people in some way that solves the
people in some way that solves the
people in some way that solves the problem when you can marry those things
problem when you can marry those things
problem when you can marry those things then you can make a lot and you have the
then you can make a lot and you have the
then you can make a lot and you have the idea of a start for a business I have a
idea of a start for a business I have a
idea of a start for a business I have a Sukkah guide zuga 101 find your passion
Sukkah guide zuga 101 find your passion
Sukkah guide zuga 101 find your passion that goes through all that in a lot of
that goes through all that in a lot of
that goes through all that in a lot of detail that you can check out if you’re
detail that you can check out if you’re
detail that you can check out if you’re interested if you’re really serious
interested if you’re really serious
interested if you’re really serious about it but that’s that’s the that’s
about it but that’s that’s the that’s
about it but that’s that’s the that’s the start something that you love doing
the start something that you love doing
the start something that you love doing plus something adds a lot of those large
plus something adds a lot of those large
plus something adds a lot of those large you’ve merged those two together and you
you’ve merged those two together and you
you’ve merged those two together and you have the start of a really successful
have the start of a really successful
have the start of a really successful business
business
business number two is use school resources and
number two is use school resources and
number two is use school resources and this is something that is unique to you
this is something that is unique to you
this is something that is unique to you being a college entrepreneur versus
being a college entrepreneur versus
being a college entrepreneur versus everybody else who’s trying to start up
everybody else who’s trying to start up
everybody else who’s trying to start up on their own I started my business at
on their own I started my business at
on their own I started my business at the University of Toronto and I’m so
the University of Toronto and I’m so
the University of Toronto and I’m so grateful that I did
grateful that I did
grateful that I did because I was able to use the resources
because I was able to use the resources
because I was able to use the resources of the school to help my business grow
of the school to help my business grow
of the school to help my business grow where I didn’t have resources before so
where I didn’t have resources before so
where I didn’t have resources before so a couple examples one I would take
a couple examples one I would take
a couple examples one I would take courses that apply to my business
courses that apply to my business
courses that apply to my business somehow and use my business as the case
somehow and use my business as the case
somehow and use my business as the case study right in any course that you take
study right in any course that you take
study right in any course that you take you you have projects and I would always
you you have projects and I would always
you you have projects and I would always take the projects and apply it to my
take the projects and apply it to my
take the projects and apply it to my business somehow so in the small
business somehow so in the small
business somehow so in the small business course I use my business as an
business course I use my business as an
business course I use my business as an example where most people say no I’m
example where most people say no I’m
example where most people say no I’m gonna set up a coffee shop or I’m gonna
gonna set up a coffee shop or I’m gonna
gonna set up a coffee shop or I’m gonna launch a website company I was actually
launch a website company I was actually
launch a website company I was actually using my business as the case study and
using my business as the case study and
using my business as the case study and was able to use school resources to help
was able to use school resources to help
was able to use school resources to help me make my business better
me make my business better
me make my business better I took a marketing course to talked
I took a marketing course to talked
I took a marketing course to talked about pricing and again the products I
about pricing and again the products I
about pricing and again the products I used was my own company and I can use
used was my own company and I can use
used was my own company and I can use school resources to help me I went so
school resources to help me I went so
school resources to help me I went so far as to design my own course with one
far as to design my own course with one
far as to design my own course with one of my university professors and this is
of my university professors and this is
of my university professors and this is something a little trick that you can do
something a little trick that you can do
something a little trick that you can do that I found out from one of my
that I found out from one of my
that I found out from one of my classmates you can completely skip a
classmates you can completely skip a
classmates you can completely skip a course design your own course if the
course design your own course if the
course design your own course if the professor is willing to back you and so
professor is willing to back you and so
professor is willing to back you and so I met with one of the marketing
I met with one of the marketing
I met with one of the marketing professors and he agreed and we set up a
professors and he agreed and we set up a
professors and he agreed and we set up a course around my company and basically
course around my company and basically
course around my company and basically I’d have to meet with him once a week to
I’d have to meet with him once a week to
I’d have to meet with him once a week to talk about the program and I sold to
talk about the program and I sold to
talk about the program and I sold to universities as part of my market
universities as part of my market
universities as part of my market arsalan scientific software and there’s
arsalan scientific software and there’s
arsalan scientific software and there’s a lot of scientists at universities and
a lot of scientists at universities and
a lot of scientists at universities and it not only gave me time to work on my
it not only gave me time to work on my
it not only gave me time to work on my business and one last course that have
business and one last course that have
business and one last course that have to worry about but I could go in and
to worry about but I could go in and
to worry about but I could go in and start talking to those scientists who
start talking to those scientists who
start talking to those scientists who were my potential customers and do
were my potential customers and do
were my potential customers and do surveys with them and say hey I’m doing
surveys with them and say hey I’m doing
surveys with them and say hey I’m doing this research project from the
this research project from the
this research project from the University as part of this course that
University as part of this course that
University as part of this course that I’ve set up can I please talk to you and
I’ve set up can I please talk to you and
I’ve set up can I please talk to you and they’re way more receptive to want to
they’re way more receptive to want to
they’re way more receptive to want to help you then after I went in and said
help you then after I went in and said
help you then after I went in and said hey I have this startup company that I’m
hey I have this startup company that I’m
hey I have this startup company that I’m trying to get off the ground can I sell
trying to get off the ground can I sell
trying to get off the ground can I sell you something right so I was able to
you something right so I was able to
you something right so I was able to leverage the school name and resources
leverage the school name and resources
leverage the school name and resources to help me save time in school and also
to help me save time in school and also
to help me save time in school and also make my business better so use school
make my business better so use school
make my business better so use school resources whenever possible and number
resources whenever possible and number
resources whenever possible and number three is start if you have an idea if
three is start if you have an idea if
three is start if you have an idea if you want to do something just start it’s
you want to do something just start it’s
you want to do something just start it’s not perfect don’t worry about having the
not perfect don’t worry about having the
not perfect don’t worry about having the perfect plan you know the plan that I
perfect plan you know the plan that I
perfect plan you know the plan that I came up with from my my software company
came up with from my my software company
came up with from my my software company change before it became successful and
change before it became successful and
change before it became successful and yours will change as well don’t just sit
yours will change as well don’t just sit
yours will change as well don’t just sit on
on
on ideas because you’re worried that’s not
ideas because you’re worried that’s not
ideas because you’re worried that’s not gonna work out because it’s not the
gonna work out because it’s not the
gonna work out because it’s not the perfect idea because you haven’t figured
perfect idea because you haven’t figured
perfect idea because you haven’t figured it all out yet you’ll never figure it
it all out yet you’ll never figure it
it all out yet you’ll never figure it all out on paper at the start so just
all out on paper at the start so just
all out on paper at the start so just get out there and start see if you love
get out there and start see if you love
get out there and start see if you love it see if you get lost in it see if
it see if you get lost in it see if
it see if you get lost in it see if you’re getting feedback and traction and
you’re getting feedback and traction and
you’re getting feedback and traction and momentum and people want to buy from you
momentum and people want to buy from you
momentum and people want to buy from you see if you still want to keep doing this
see if you still want to keep doing this
see if you still want to keep doing this you know there’s some things that you’ll
you know there’s some things that you’ll
you know there’s some things that you’ll jump in on and you love for a month and
jump in on and you love for a month and
jump in on and you love for a month and then your interest fades that’s not
then your interest fades that’s not
then your interest fades that’s not going to be the business for you jump
going to be the business for you jump
going to be the business for you jump into something and just you want to you
into something and just you want to you
into something and just you want to you want to feel like it makes you come
want to feel like it makes you come
want to feel like it makes you come alive that you can’t wait to wake up and
alive that you can’t wait to wake up and
alive that you can’t wait to wake up and continue to go and do that and when you
continue to go and do that and when you
continue to go and do that and when you find that then you’ll figure out your
find that then you’ll figure out your
find that then you’ll figure out your path so don’t worry so much about having
path so don’t worry so much about having
path so don’t worry so much about having the perfect thing at the start just
the perfect thing at the start just
the perfect thing at the start just start
start
start so in summary advice or how to become a
so in summary advice or how to become a
so in summary advice or how to become a college entrepreneur number one remember
college entrepreneur number one remember
college entrepreneur number one remember that passion plus is value equals money
that passion plus is value equals money
that passion plus is value equals money number two use school resources number
number two use school resources number
number two use school resources number three start and believe for those who
three start and believe for those who
three start and believe for those who are watching you like the video you can
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to help inspire other would-be
to help inspire other would-be entrepreneurs thank you guys so much for
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