I ask every entrepreneur I interview the same question: “What would you do differently if you could?” Nine out of ten times I get the exact same response: “I would have started sooner!” This has got me wondering – when is the optimal time to become an entrepreneur?
The first PR company I started, straight out of college, failed spectacularly. I chalk this up to a simple lack of relevant experience. I just didn’t know enough and I needed to spend the time working for other (frankly smarter and more seasoned) people before I could strike out on my own. Conversely, someone like Jennie Enterprise, CEO and founder of the ultra-fashionable CORE Club, whose interview I will be posting later this week, started her first business at 13 – yes 13 – and has worked for herself ever since.
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