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Advice for a Student Entrepreneur – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer questions from

video I’m going to answer questions from

video I’m going to answer questions from one of my readers Cape Wilson who’s

one of my readers Cape Wilson who’s

one of my readers Cape Wilson who’s YouTube viewer and his question is he is

YouTube viewer and his question is he is

YouTube viewer and his question is he is an eighteen-year-old entrepreneur and he

an eighteen-year-old entrepreneur and he

an eighteen-year-old entrepreneur and he wants to become a business owner who

wants to become a business owner who

wants to become a business owner who wants to sell smartphones and tablets

wants to sell smartphones and tablets

wants to sell smartphones and tablets and his father wants him to become a

and his father wants him to become a

and his father wants him to become a doctor and go to school and become a

doctor and go to school and become a

doctor and go to school and become a physician so was asking my advice on

physician so was asking my advice on

physician so was asking my advice on what to do next so my best advice for

what to do next so my best advice for

what to do next so my best advice for you is actually look at the story of

you is actually look at the story of

you is actually look at the story of Michael Dell now when I was starting my

Michael Dell now when I was starting my

Michael Dell now when I was starting my business I found a lot of inspiration

business I found a lot of inspiration

business I found a lot of inspiration from famous entrepreneurs and that gave

from famous entrepreneurs and that gave

from famous entrepreneurs and that gave me ideas for what to do and also the

me ideas for what to do and also the

me ideas for what to do and also the motivation to keep going and keep trying

motivation to keep going and keep trying

motivation to keep going and keep trying new things so del story is very similar

new things so del story is very similar

new things so del story is very similar to what you’re going through right now

to what you’re going through right now

to what you’re going through right now he was in University and studying to

he was in University and studying to

he was in University and studying to become a physician and that’s what his

become a physician and that’s what his

become a physician and that’s what his parents wanted him to do his father was

parents wanted him to do his father was

parents wanted him to do his father was an orthodontist and he really wanted to

an orthodontist and he really wanted to

an orthodontist and he really wanted to not do that and start his own business

not do that and start his own business

not do that and start his own business selling computers and so what he

selling computers and so what he

selling computers and so what he convinced his father to do was he would

convinced his father to do was he would

convinced his father to do was he would take one summer off of school from May

take one summer off of school from May

take one summer off of school from May to August he would work on his business

to August he would work on his business

to August he would work on his business and try to get it going and generate

and try to get it going and generate

and try to get it going and generate sales and the deal was if he made a

sales and the deal was if he made a

sales and the deal was if he made a success of himself between May and

success of himself between May and

success of himself between May and August he could leave school and run his

August he could leave school and run his

August he could leave school and run his business if he wasn’t successful he’d

business if he wasn’t successful he’d

business if he wasn’t successful he’d have to go back to school in September

have to go back to school in September

have to go back to school in September and become a physician now fortunate for

and become a physician now fortunate for

and become a physician now fortunate for della worked out and he knows business

della worked out and he knows business

della worked out and he knows business took off and now he’s one of the most

took off and now he’s one of the most

took off and now he’s one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world so

successful entrepreneurs in the world so

successful entrepreneurs in the world so maybe you can replicate that success as

maybe you can replicate that success as

maybe you can replicate that success as well I would talk to your father and see

well I would talk to your father and see

well I would talk to your father and see if you can make something similar so

if you can make something similar so

if you can make something similar so from may to august work in your business

from may to august work in your business

from may to august work in your business pour everything you can into it and you

pour everything you can into it and you

pour everything you can into it and you know if it works i’ll be able to keep

know if it works i’ll be able to keep

know if it works i’ll be able to keep doing that for you to have the biggest

doing that for you to have the biggest

doing that for you to have the biggest chance of success i would say try to

chance of success i would say try to

chance of success i would say try to start finding a customer so if you’re

start finding a customer so if you’re

start finding a customer so if you’re selling smartphones and tablets who’s

selling smartphones and tablets who’s

selling smartphones and tablets who’s going to buy this and try to go to

going to buy this and try to go to

going to buy this and try to go to business i would think as a stronger

business i would think as a stronger

business i would think as a stronger market than consumers consumers could be

market than consumers consumers could be

market than consumers consumers could be one off a lot harder to make individual

one off a lot harder to make individual

one off a lot harder to make individual sales where a business owner if you can

sales where a business owner if you can

sales where a business owner if you can solve a real need for them could buy

solve a real need for them could buy

solve a real need for them could buy lots of your products lots of inventory

lots of your products lots of inventory

lots of your products lots of inventory from you and can basically put you in

from you and can basically put you in

from you and can basically put you in the business so I’ve invested a lot of

the business so I’ve invested a lot of

the business so I’ve invested a lot of time and energy I wouldn’t try to spend

time and energy I wouldn’t try to spend

time and energy I wouldn’t try to spend a lot of

a lot of

a lot of me by go out and put a lot of your sweat

me by go out and put a lot of your sweat

me by go out and put a lot of your sweat into it blood sweat and tears get the

into it blood sweat and tears get the

into it blood sweat and tears get the business going and try to get into the

business going and try to get into the

business going and try to get into the business market to generate some

business market to generate some

business market to generate some immediate cash flow and circle in your

immediate cash flow and circle in your

immediate cash flow and circle in your business so I hope that helps I love to

business so I hope that helps I love to

business so I hope that helps I love to hear everybody’s thoughts and feedback

hear everybody’s thoughts and feedback

hear everybody’s thoughts and feedback please give the video a thumbs up and

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helps me keep going and making more of

helps me keep going and making more of these videos so thank you and stay tuned

these videos so thank you and stay tuned

these videos so thank you and stay tuned for the next episode

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