Love this guys - I found the concept compelling from day 1 and it was a pleasure to work with you on the project. I never got a chance to ask you, what was the biggest challenge in publishing a book in 2015?
@realsimonburns the public answer...time + logistics of working w/ 75 super busy, amazing people from over 20 countries. Sharing all your stories however has been an absolute privilege, honor, responsibility, and humbling experience.
@eriktorenberg I saw Jared post about the initial idea for the book on Facebook. At the time, I had just sold my first company to Reputation.com at 20 years old. I had a lock-in period at Reputation and started talking to a lot of young entrepreneurs about their own work and businesses to stay in the loop. When I saw the post on Facebook, I knew immediately I wanted share their stories of accomplishments at or under 20 years old.
I met Jared and Stacey a few years ago and they had the idea for 2 Billion Under 20. I wrote a short story about my entrepreneurial experiences in college, and they syndicated stories of 75+ others with amazing stories. I'm extremely impressed with the hard work they put in to make this book a reality, and it's an inspiring read for people of any age.
Jared and I met at the Thiel Fellowship summits and were so inspired by the hundreds of young people who are working to change the world every day. These people were the inspiration and we're so excited to share some of their stories with the world!
@eriktorenberg thanks so much for the upvote! Means a lot to have your support...been a really fun pub date between FOX, Fortune, Coca Cola, and now you guys! :) ... thanks @fletchrichman for posting
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