I read an interesting article (provided by BusinessWeek that ran on Yahoo Finance) titled “America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2008”. I recommend you check it out (link to come on the TTEA resources page) when you get the chance because it is interesting (and more so inspiring) to hear what some of these young men and women are accomplishing. Here are a few of the things I found the most interesting:
- Richard Ludlow is a true entrepreneur…he turned down a job at McKinsey and a spot at HBS to do his own thing. I really respect that conviction.
- Flavored plastics is a really cool idea (see “Add the Flavor”). Not sure how they will make it commercial due to perceived safety concerns but still pretty cool.
- I was glad to hear that most of the young entrepreneurs expressed a concern and focus on making a positive social impact.
- I was shocked to read of the number of what I believe to be “marginal” website ideas that made this list. True, website businesses are low cost to start, and sometimes unexpected ideas take off, but I still think most of these internet companies are huge long shots built on mediocre ideas.
