#stepup revolution august '15

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Created By:

Alysia Silberg

Darren Chertkow

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Twitter: @acceleforce

#StepUpTakeFlight

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Your Role in the New

Entrepreneurial Movement Starts

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Hi All Young Aspiring Entrepreneurs!

Here are a few free resources that we thought you’d find helpful

on your journey to becoming South Africa’s new generation of

Super-Entrepreneurs!

As you know, we’re trying to build a movement of young people,

just like you, to help stimulate the South African economy and

drive the change that we all so desperately want and need!

As entrepreneurs, we’re a community and we love helping one

another, so please feel free to reach out and share your thoughts

with us. For now, you are free to email/ tweet us.

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @acceleforce #StepUpTakeFlight

If you know of cool entrepreneurs, apps, websites, news, etc.,

please feel free to share them with us. You are the FUTURE and we

want to learn from you!!

To instantly become a part of the journey, email us on

[email protected] and we will add you to our free monthly

e-book. Please let us know what you like/ don’t like about it, so

that we can make sure to only give you content that you enjoy .

Alysia and Darren







Contents:

Part 1 – Best Books for Young Aspiring

Entrepreneurs

Part 2 - Best Videos and Talks

Part 3 – Funding your Idea

Part 4 – Creating Your Own Destiny

Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest campaign to promote entrepreneurship. Each year, it plays a critical role in encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs to consider starting up their own business.

Global Entrepreneurship News:

http://www.gew.co/blog/startup-experience-

turns-students-high-impact-entrepreneurs.

Here you can learn more about bringing the

Start-up Experience Program to your

community! Just check out:

www.startupexperience.com /

[email protected]



http://www.gew.co/blog/startup-experience-turns-students-high-impact-entrepreneurs

http://www.gew.co/blog/startup-experience-turns-students-high-impact-entrepreneurs

http://www.startupexperience.com/




1: Best Books For Young Aspiring

Entrepreneurs To Read:

The $100 Start-up: Reinvent the Way You

Make a Living, Do What You Love, and

Create a New Future

Short Summary

Still in his early 30s, Chris is on the verge of

completing a tour of every country on earth –

he’s already visited more than 175 nations -

and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned

a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special

genius for turning ideas into income, and he

uses what he earns both to support his life of

adventure and to give back. In The $100

Startup, he tells you how to lead a life of

adventure, meaning and purpose - and earn a

good living.

By Chris Guillebeau



http://www.audible.co.uk/search/ref=a_pd_Busine_c2_1_auth?searchAuthor=Chris+Guillebeau



6 Months to 6 Figures

Short Summary

Peter Voogd, who has been labelled the

leading authority for Gen Y leadership, reveals

the exact strategies he's used to go from dead

broke to over six figures within six months.

Peter has trained over 4,000 entrepreneurs,

and built an eight-million-dollar sales

organization by age 27. If you're one of the

select few who are serious about success, this

book will change the game for you, regardless

of what industry you're in. It's time to stop

surviving and start thriving!

By Peter J. Voogd



http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Business/6-Months-to-6-Figures-Audiobook/B00V3YGINU/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1438856581&sr=1-1

http://www.audible.co.uk/search/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_1_srAuth?searchAuthor=Peter+J.+Voogd&qid=1438856581&sr=1-1



The TenX Rule: The Only Difference

Between Success and Failure

Short Summary

Extreme success, by definition, lies beyond the

realm of normal action. If you want to achieve

extreme success, you can’t operate like

everybody else and settle for mediocrity. You

need to remove luck and chance from your

business equation, and lock in massive

success. The 10X Rule shows you how!

By Grant Cardone





You Only Have to Be Right Once: The

Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech

Billionaires

Short Summary

Space X; Evan Spiegel, 23-year-old founder of

Snapchat, who recently turned down a $3

billion offer from Facebook; and Alex Karp,

the eccentric philosopher with almost no tech

background who turned Palantir into a data-

mining champion. Over the last three years,

Forbes has published in depth profiles of this

new batch of billionaires, including the

founders of Spotify, Dropbox, Tumblr, and

Twitter. Now, in a compilation introduced and

updated by Forbes editor Randall Lane, fans

and critics alike will get a comprehensive look

at who these super-entrepreneurs are and

what they say about their own success and

their plans for the future.

By Randall Lane



http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_pd_Bios-M_c2_1_auth?searchAuthor=Randall+Lane



Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach

Their Kids About Money That the Poor and

Middle Class Do Not!

Short Summary

Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed

the way tens of millions of people around the

world think about money. With perspectives

that often contradict conventional wisdom,

Robert has earned a reputation for straight

talk, irreverence and courage. He is regarded

worldwide as a passionate advocate for

financial education. According to Kiyosaki,

"The main reason people struggle financially

is because they have spent years in school but

learned nothing about money."

—Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad – The #1

Personal Finance Book of All Time!

“Rich Dad Poor Dad is a starting point for

anyone looking to gain control of their

financial future.” (USA Today)

By Robert T. Kiyosaki



http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680011/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435154421&sr=1-1&keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad





Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way

to Deal With Change in Your Work and in

Your Life

Short Summary

If you're a bit too comfortable with routine, it's

time to listen to the bestseller everyone's

squeaking about, Who Moved My Cheese?

You'll hear how to cope with change before

the competition turns your business into

runny Brie.

By Spencer Johnson



http://www.amazon.com/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Amazing/dp/0399144463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435157432&sr=1-1&keywords=who+moved+my+cheese





The 4-Hour Work Week

Short Summary

The 4 Hour Work Week explains what a

lifestyle entrepreneur is and why you should

want to become one. It teaches you how to

"kill" your job and design a life, the 80/20 rule

and how it increases productivity, how to

replace your dreams with goals, and more.

Listeners can lead a rich life by working only

four hours a week, freeing up the rest of their

time to spend it living the lives they want.

By Timothy Ferriss





Awaken the Giant Within

Short Summary

Anthony Robbins has already unlocked the

personal power inside millions of people

worldwide. Now, in this revolutionary new

audio production based on his enormously

popular Date with Destiny seminars, Robbins

unleashes the sleeping giant that lies within

all of us, teaching us to harness our untapped

abilities, talents and skills.

The ultimate program for improving the

quality of every aspect of your life (personal

or business, physical or emotional) Awaken

the Giant Within gives you the tools you need

to immediately become the master of your

own fate.

By Anthony Robbins



http://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Awaken-the-Giant-Within-Audiobook/B002V1OHGE/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1438867070&sr=1-1



Part 2: Best Videos and Talks to

Listen to:

http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold

_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs?lang

uage=en

Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with

peers: This child might be an entrepreneur,

says Cameron Herold. In his talk, he makes

the case for parenting and education that

helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — as

kids and as adults.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_

poverty_money_and_love?language=en

What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe

what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our"

help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-

founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude

changed — and how her work with microloans

has brought new power to people who live on

a few dollars a day.



http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs?language=en



https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love?language=en

https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love?language=en



15 year old Kevin Doe Wows MIT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLO

LrUBRBY

15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra

Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to

build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-

taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he

broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.

Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the

"Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT. THNKR had exclusive

access to Kelvin and his life-changing journey - experiencing the

US for the first time, exploring incredible opportunities, contending

with homesickness, and mapping out his future.

https://www.ted.com/talks/maya_penn_me

et_a_young_entrepreneur_cartoonist_desig

ner_activist?language=en

Maya Penn started her first company when

she was 8 years old, and thinks deeply about

how to be responsible both to her customers

and to the planet. She shares her story — and

some animations, and some designs, and

some infectious energy — in this charming

talk.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY

https://www.ted.com/talks/maya_penn_meet_a_young_entrepreneur_cartoonist_designer_activist?language=en





Apple Ad – “Here’s to the Crazy

Ones”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

z4NS2zdrZc

Steve Jobs narrates the first Think Different commercial "Here's to the Crazy Ones". It never aired. Richard Dreyfuss did the voiceover for the original spot that aired. However Steve's is much better!

Steve Jobs – “You Have To Have A Lot Of Passion For What You’re Doing”

http://www.feelingsuccess.com/steve-jobs-you-have-to-have-a-lot-of-passion-for-what-youre-doing/

You need a lot of passion for what you're doing because it’s so hard. Without passion, any rational person would give up. So if you’re not having fun doing it, if you don’t absolutely love it, you’re going to give up. And that’s what happens to most people, actually.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4NS2zdrZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4NS2zdrZc






http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_vaynerchuk_do_what_you_love_no_excuses

At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary

Vaynerchuk gives a shot of adrenaline to

dreamers and up-and-comers who face self-

doubt. The Internet has made the formula for

success simpler than ever, he argues. So

there's now no excuse not to do what makes

you happy! (This video is seriously powerful).

Part 3: If you’re looking to Apply to

Accelerators, Pitch Funds and Angels

and Find Events:

Check out:

F6S:

https://www.f6s.com/ I can attest for this one, it’s absolutely brilliant!!!!

AngelList:

https://angel.co/





https://www.f6s.com/accelerators

https://www.f6s.com/accelerators

https://www.f6s.com/investment-funds

https://www.f6s.com/

https://angel.co/



Part 3: Thinking of Crowdfunding

your idea?

There’s a growing number of websites dedicated to finding funds for cool,

creative and entrepreneurial projects:

Kickstarter

Kickstarter has become synonymous for crowdfunding, as the most

popular site to find funding for creative projects.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

Indiegogo

This flexible crowd-funding site serves as an open and accessible option

for campaigns worldwide.

https://learn.indiegogo.com/crowdfunding-on-

indiegogo/?gclid=CLO0xL7JlMcCFXQatAodhgwMxA

GoGetFunding

This London based fund-raising site can be used to raise money for

anything from paying for pet’s medical bills to creating a short film.

http://gogetfunding.com/

Crowdfunder

This platform blends donation-based and investment crowdfunding

models, as well as encouraging online and off-line crowdfunding and

collaboration.

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/

StartSomeGood

Crowdfunding for social entrepreneurs, as well as nonprofits and other

individuals committed to making change.

http://startsomegood.com/

Kiva

Make a loan to an entrepreneur across the globe for as little as $25. Kiva

is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to

entrepreneurs.

http://www.kiva.org/



http://www.kickstarter.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/

http://www.indiegogo.com/

https://learn.indiegogo.com/crowdfunding-on-indiegogo/?gclid=CLO0xL7JlMcCFXQatAodhgwMxA

https://learn.indiegogo.com/crowdfunding-on-indiegogo/?gclid=CLO0xL7JlMcCFXQatAodhgwMxA



http://www.crowdfunder.com/

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/



http://ww.kiva.org/

http://www.kiva.org/



http://www.tru-access.com/tru-access-blog/entrepreneurship-millennial-style

http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Weiner-Women-

Politicians/c74c2849285048efb7683bf4fdb3a1bf/74/0





PART 4 – EXERCISE YOUR MIND,

CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY

When your mind believes your goals to be true, it

subconsciously guides you to the circumstances, people and

things necessary to transition your vision into a physical reality. I. 10 things I want TO BE:

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IV. Who To Make This Journey

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VI. Four Places I want TO GO:

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VII. 12 Five Year Goals:

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Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful week!

Alysia and Darren – Team Acceleforce and founders of the

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