The Startup Student
From Student to CEO: The Essential Handbook for Launching Your First Company
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The Startup Student
By Andrew Ashur
Build Your Future, Not Just a Resume
Traditional career paths no longer guarantee fulfillment or security. The Startup Student gives you the tools, mindset, and practical steps to build something meaningful—starting today.
Start Early
The value of compounding efforts matters in business. Building the muscle of starting and growing your own business is incredibly valuable to begin at a young age.
Practical Guidance
Tactical, modern entrepreneurship practices with specific resource recommendations and clear implementation steps.
Student Advantage
Learn how to leverage the unique advantages of being a student—whether in school or approaching entrepreneurship with a learning mindset.
What You'll Learn
The Startup Student provides a practical, step-by-step guide to building your own business—from finding ideas to finding customers.
Why Entrepreneurship?
Understand the motivations, tradeoffs, and mindset shifts that come with choosing the entrepreneurial path.
How Do I Find an Idea?
Learn frameworks for identifying problems worth solving and validating your ideas quickly.
How Do I Find the Time?
Practical systems for making time work for you, even with a busy student schedule.
How Do I Build the Product?
Strategies for building your first version faster, leaner, and with a stronger foundation for feedback.
How Do I Find Customers?
Tactics for finding your early customers and turning their feedback into product improvements.
How Do I Fundraise?
Understanding when (and if) to raise money, and how to approach investors effectively.
Andrew Ashur
Andrew began his entrepreneurial journey as a junior in college. Since then, he has raised over $18M in venture capital, founded a Y Combinator-backed company, and made the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.
His first company, Lucid Bots, builds robots for labor-intensive tasks and was founded while he was attending Davidson College. Andrew graduated with a double major in just three years, while playing Division I sports, working three jobs, and founding Lucid.
Andrew is on a mission to positively impact 1,000,000 entrepreneurs by sharing the wisdom and experience he has gained throughout his journey.
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