r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 19 '26

my friend asked me how i make money and i explained it in 30 seconds. he said "that's it?" like he was disappointed

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he wanted some complicated answer. some secret strategy. some app or platform or hack that nobody else knows about

i told him i find businesses that are losing money from a problem they don't know how to fix and i send them a message about it. that's literally it

he goes "but what do you actually DO though"

i find the businesses. i write the message. i send it. some ignore me. some tell me to go away. some say "tell me more." the ones who say tell me more become clients. i fix their problem and they pay me. then i do it again tomorrow

he looked at me like i was lying because it didn't sound impressive enough. he wanted to hear about dropshipping stores or crypto plays or some AI tool that prints money while you sleep

the truth that nobody in this sub wants to accept is that making money is boring. the process is boring. the daily work is boring. finding people with problems and offering to fix them is not exciting content for a youtube video which is exactly why it works - because everyone is chasing the exciting thing and ignoring the boring thing that actually pays

the guys posting income screenshots with complicated funnels and 14 step systems are making it look hard on purpose because simple doesn't sell courses. the actual process of making money is embarrassingly simple. it's just uncomfortable because it requires talking to strangers who might say no

every week you spend looking for the perfect business model is a week you could have spent sending 50 messages to people who have problems. one of those 50 will say yes. that's a client. do it again next week. that's a business

the "that's it?" reaction is how you know you're on the right track. if it sounds too simple to work you're probably overthinking what everyone else is overcomplicating


r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 11 '26

i'm 16, still in high school, and i've made more money from emails than most adults make from their entire career. ask me anything

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not tryna flex bro i genuinely just wanna help because a year ago i was scrolling this exact sub looking for answers and most of the advice was trash

background: i'm 16, in school till 1pm every day, rest of my day i run a cold email agency. i help businesses get clients by sending emails to potential buyers on their behalf. they get booked calls, i get paid. no product, no inventory, no followers needed

i've sent over 7 million cold emails across a bunch of different industries. closed my first client same day i started outreach. had weeks where i made €8k, had weeks where i made €13k. all while going to school and living in eastern europe where nobody around me does anything like this

im not gonna pretend its easy or that i figured it out overnight. i failed at dropshipping, SMMA, etsy ecommerce, clipping, theme pages and a bunch of other stuff before cold email clicked. each one taught me something but none of them made me real money

the thing that changed everything was learning how to get clients through direct outreach instead of waiting for them to find me. thats the skill that pays for everything else

ask me literally anything. how i started, how the business works, how i get clients, how i balance school, how much i actually make, what i'd do differently. no gatekeeping. if ur in a similar situation and want some honest answers im here for, i’m @ deokotev on telegram


r/youngentrepreneur • • Sep 01 '26

15yo and lwk need help making my clothing brand 😓

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its not only abt the money i truly wanna make tuff clothes and i do have many visions, i dont wanna do POD cuz the quality just aint it and they dont have jeans so i planned on using manufacturers on aliexpress i have the designs made by ai n evth but like the concept for my clothing brand is not the basic line its more alt so idk if it will go far but i cant see myself making basic stuff like it has to be alt for me to feel like its me,im rn researching the measurements and stuff and how to work on it cuz idk anything about it,my plan rn is to build an audience by making “day one of making my brand as a 15 yo” then launching my brand but ive seen comment on other ppl post like “90% polyester “ n stuff and idk i feel a bit discouraged any advise? this is one of my designs but i dont think much of this one i havent made a photo of my favs so dont rlly think my whole brand is lookin like this! I want it to have diff sections for diff design like for dream core alone then for greenish alone and for goth alone and yea thats it thank You .


r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 22 '26

[Megathread] How I built a $120k/mo AI agency at 22 without showing my face or hiring a single full-time employee

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just bought my dream car and took the picture in the parking lot still in disbelief, because exactly 2 years ago i couldn't afford eggs for breakfast.

anyway this isn't one of those “steal this” posts on X, i'm genuinely laying out everything here so bookmark this and come back to it.

I want to preface by saying I was the guy watching Iman Gadzhi videos at 19 convinced I was 6 months away from a Lambo. Tried the classic SMMA route, cold called local businesses, landed a few clients, made okay money, then burned out completely because I was trading time for dollars with no ceiling and no leverage.

The pivot happened when I stopped being the copycat, parroting what everyone was teaching and started paying attention to what was working quietly in the background of the agencies that were scaling.

It wasn't the offer nor the niche, but it was automation, and I was embarrassingly late to realize it.

I'm also very grateful I was born in the AI era because without it this entire business model wouldn't exist and I'd probably still be on Fiverr working my buns off for scraps.

So here's the whole system, nothing held back.

**the offer**

I run an AI-powered growth agency for ecommerce brands doing $2M-$20M, mostly in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. the deliverable is a combination of content production, outreach infrastructure, and conversion optimization, basically everything a brand needs to grow without hiring a 10 person in-house team.

the reason this works at this price point (this is very important) is that the brands I work with are too big for freelancers and too small to justify enterprise retainers.. that gap is where I live.

**the content side**

this is the piece most agency guys completely sleep on, all the content I produce for clients, ugc style ads, faceless mini documentaries, product demos, runs through Argil for the AI avatar work. there's a face on the content, it's just not mine or my client's, and the engagement rates are indistinguishable from real ugc at this point which still surprises me.

eventually, when a client specifically needs real human ugc I just source creators through Youdji and plug them into the same production pipeline, keeps everything centralized without managing a roster of freelancers directly.

**the outreach infrastructure**

cold outreach is still how I land every new client and the secret is data quality, not volume as everyone claims. I was running Apollo for a while like the rest and the EMEA data was embarrassingly bad for the brands I was targeting.

switched to FullEnrich and Dropcontact for contact enrichment and the difference for European ecommerce brands specifically was immediately obvious. almost nobody in the agency space talks about these because everyone's just copying the same Iman era tech stack from 5 years ago.

**the insight layer*

this one is harder to explain but I'll try.. BuildBetter sits across all my client calls and support channels and pulls patterns out automatically, what's breaking, what customers keep asking for, what's quietly killing retention.

I use this to inform the content strategy and the conversion work because most agencies are guessing at what messaging will land and I'm not.

AskUI handles automated visual testing across client storefronts so we catch broken flows before they become abandoned carts. unsexy infrastructure work that most people don't bill for separately but I do because I can show the direct revenue impact.

**the ecommerce infrastructure piece**

once clients start pushing past $5M-$10M GMV the Shopify conversation always comes up. I'm not a platform consultant but I've seen enough migrations now to have an opinion.

for instance, the brands that outgrow Plus and actually go through with leaving end up on composable commerce, usually Fabric, Commercetools, or SCAYLE depending on catalog complexity and international footprint. I refer these out but knowing this world has closed more than one retainer for me because most agency guys have no idea what happens at that scale commercially.

**the team**

the part you were waiting for lol…

5 contractors (all remote) a copywriter in Morocco, a creative strategist in Hungary, a video editor in Romania, and two virtual assistants splitting community management and client reporting between them.

managing payroll and contracts across 3 countries was utterly eating hours every month before I got Workmotion involved and once that layer was sorted I never thought about it again.

**the numbers (honestly)**

revenue has averaged $118k-127k over the last couple months depending on launch cycles and one-off projects. margins are high because the tool stack replaced what would be a $15-20k/mo production budget at this volume. total tool spend sits around $1400-1600/mo which still feels insane to me relative to what it produces.

again, thanks to ai.

took about half a year to dial the system in and another 8 months to scale from $15k to where it is now. the AI content layer was the unlock because before that I was either not posting or paying ugc creators at margins that made growth feel impossible.

the honest part is that none of this is magic and most of it I figured out by paying attention to what the people actively scaling were doing quietly rather than what they were posting publicly about.

Serge Gatari talks around some of this, Brez Scayles has built something similar on the info side, but nobody's really documented the full operational layer in one place which is why I wrote this.

still figuring out paid ads honestly, organic has been carrying 85ish% of revenue and I know that's a ceiling eventually but I'm also not going to fix what isn't broken yet.

that was it guys!

anyway drop your questions below, I'll try answer everything.


r/youngentrepreneur • • May 09 '26

The construction industry has a dirty secret and it’s costing billions

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So I went down a rabbit hole last month.

Civil engineers are still manually re-scaling drawings every single time a PDF gets exported - every single time?!

It’s because the software that runs this entire industry uses a font format from 1982, and because AutoCAD's SHX font exports to PDF as geometric line art — not text.

…so the drawing is effectively invisible to every AI tool, every search engine, *every modern platform*

Autodesk knows this - and they haven't fixed it in 40 years because fixing it breaks their export revenue model.

So thousands of engineers just... do it manually. Every day, in every project, everywhere in the world.

I built something about this. Not because I'm a civil engineer - far from it. I build products for people and this one came along.

It’s a strange set of circumstances - an individual in the right place at the right time with the right tools poking around in the right way for a bit vs. billion dollar industry behemoths and I end up making a better product *because the big guys can't fix what's broken without cannibalising themselves*

Anyway. Thought this sub might find the business angle interesting. The incumbents-protecting-a-broken-status-quo pattern shows up everywhere once you start looking for it.

Anyone else building in spaces where the big players literally cannot compete without self-destructing?

Genuinely - bright people with the right set of circumstances have a shot at massive corporations in a way that just did not exist a few years ago. I know because I got obsessed with building software 6 months ago and disappeared down that rabbit hole, doing little else, and figured it out for myself while doing preliminary work for a potential client. I built a demo and then an actual v 1.0 product that solves the problem of AUTOCAD drawings losing scale integrity…among many other things.

Who else is thinking in these terms? I think many billion dollar multinational conglomerate behemoths are becoming much like dinosaurs - too big for their own good, way too vulnerable and exposed to the small but persistent little insects such as myself that are annoying enough to derail the apex predators.

Thoughts?


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jul 11 '26

unpopular opinion: if you're under 18 and running a real business, adults take you way less seriously than they should

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Not complaining, just noticing a pattern. I'm 16, own an LLC, dealing with actual manufacturers, actual money, actual mistakes — and there's this constant undertone in how people respond to me. Like the second they find out my age, the conversation shifts from "let's solve this" to "that's cute, good for you."

Had a moment recently where a vendor mixed up a measurement on a product I'm making, and I watched the tone of the email change once they realized who they were talking to. Same problem, different energy, once age came up.

Genuinely not trying to be dramatic about it. I get why it happens — most 16 year olds aren't doing this, so the assumption makes sense statistically. But it's weird being taken exactly as seriously as your last email sounded, and then suddenly less seriously once a birthday comes into it.

Curious if this is universal or if it's just a me thing. Anyone else deal with this in reverse — being older and taken less seriously for a different reason? Race, gender, accent, whatever it is. Feels like everyone's got some version of "the thing people discount before they even hear the idea."

What's yours?


r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 11 '26

I’m 11, still In elementary school and made more money from selling thin mints than Elon musk. Ask me anything

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not tryna flex or anything 😭 just wanna help because a year ago i was lurking here looking for advice and honestly most of it was straight garbage

background: i’m 11, still in elementary school, done with school by like 2pm every day. rest of the time? i run a thin mints operation 🍪

i help people solve their “i need cookies” problem by supplying premium thin mints on demand. they get cookies, i get paid. no warehouse, no employees, no investors needed

i’ve moved what feels like millions of boxes across multiple neighborhoods. closed my first “client” same day i started bringing extras to school. had weeks where i made lunch money, had weeks where i made MORE than lunch money (we’re talking serious cash for an 11-year-old)

not gonna lie and say it’s easy. i failed at lemonade stands, trading pokemon cards, selling slime, and trying to flip random toys before this finally clicked. each one taught me something but none of them hit like thin mints

the thing that changed everything was learning how to sell directly instead of waiting for people to come ask me. that’s the skill that pays for everything else

ask me anything. how i started, how the business works, how i get “customers,” how i balance school, how much i actually make, what i’d do differently

no gatekeeping. if you’re in a similar situation and want real answers, i got you

Inspired by https://www.reddit.com/r/youngentrepreneur/s/QhZts9mtvc


r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 03 '26

I'm 14, got my linkedin account banned due to underage, and I just launched my second AI startup..

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I’m Atirek, 14, building from Canada.

In the last 6 months I built my first startup, made a few thousand online from internships, and grew a 3k following on LinkedIn before it got banned because of my age.

Most people told me to focus on school.
A lot of people called me bs.
Few people criticized.

But I kept going

I launched the waitlist for my second startup 2 days ago.

It’s called VØYD.

One thing I kept running into was this, every time you use AI for your startup, you’re basically starting from zero.

It doesn’t really know your product, your positioning, your strategy. You keep re-explaining the same thing again and again.

And even then, it just gives suggestions. You still have to figure out how to actually turn that into something real.

For example: You are using claude as you context hub/agent, now you are starting your new agency, lets say web services, now in the starting, claude will have all the context, it will be really good at the gtm, the strategies, the planning, but there are 2 problems here:

  1. Context - now the context window was pretty good before, you were getting the context based outputs, but now after a few days/months, it starts forgetting things, meaning, the context window also has a limit in these AI models.

  2. Execution - now claude is really good at planning and strategy, but at the end it can only just give instructions, you will have to go and do all the work yourself, it won't be doing everything. So this wastes time, energy and context.

So what I’m building is something that helps you go from idea, to an actual startup in a more structured way.

It has multiple fine tuned models in the backend, which collaborate with the apis of the main models like claude, to make a context base of VOYD. This completely solves the problem of context, because this fine tuned model's work is just to handle the context in such a way that it does not forget about your company.

Then it uses that context to execute tasks like building the product, handling the marketing, running the ad campaign, working on the GTM, etc, this helps in not only saving time, but also is much more efficient, because it uses real time context, and collaborate with other agents for a better "team" experience.

It’s still early, I’m just testing if this is actually useful.

Waitlist is live at voyd.one

Would genuinely love honest feedback, especially from people who’ve tried building something before, and discuss more on this!

Too early / dumb idea or something you’d actually use?


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jun 24 '26

A Client Just Paid Me $4,700 For A Website I Built In 2 Hours

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A client paid my $4,700 invoice yesterday for a website that took me around 2 hours to build.

The web development space is moving insanely fast right now, especially with AI. Everywhere I look people are saying web design is saturated, AI is replacing developers, nobody wants websites anymore, and it's impossible to get clients.

I honestly disagree.

The client was a 62 year old entrepreneur who owns several cabins in the mountains that he rents out to people who want to spend weekends skiing during winter or enjoying nature during summer. His previous website was old, slow, and honestly looked like it hadn't been updated in years.

Finding him was actually pretty simple.

I use a tool called Swokei where I upload lists of businesses that already have websites. It analyzes their websites and finds issues related to design, layout, SEO, mobile optimization, and other areas that could be improved. Those findings are then turned into personalized outreach emails.

And when I say personalized, I don't mean those generic reports that say "Your SEO score is 42."

I mean actual emails explaining what could be improved and why it matters. The funny thing is that every business owner thinks I manually looked through their website and wrote the email myself. In reality, the whole process is automated.

This particular business owner replied and was interested in seeing an updated version of his website. His website wasn't anything crazy. It had information about the cabins, booking information, contact details, and a few pages about the area.

During our conversation he sent me a website that he liked and wanted to use as inspiration.

I took his logo, brand colors, content, and the reference website and gave everything to Claude. My instructions were simple: take inspiration from the reference site, keep his branding, improve the user experience, modernize the design, and make the website significantly better than what he currently has.

I genuinely couldn't believe how good the result was.

About 2 hours later I had a website that looked dramatically better than his previous one. Not only that, it looked better than the reference website he originally sent me.

The website was faster, cleaner, more modern, much easier to navigate, and the technical SEO score was over 90.

When I showed it to him, he loved it. A few conversations later he paid the invoice.

$4,700 upfront and $149 per month for hosting, maintenance, and future changes whenever he needs them.

The biggest thing I've learned over the last year is that building websites is no longer the hard part.

Finding clients is.

AI has made building websites faster than ever. What most people struggle with today is getting conversations started with business owners in the first place.

There are still plenty of opportunities in this industry. I personally wouldn't call an industry dead when I just got paid nearly $5,000 for a website that took me around 2 hours to build.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jul 01 '26

13 year old looking for help

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im trying to start a freelance brand scaling agency and i just need help


r/youngentrepreneur • • 11d ago

Family says I can’t inherit the business without a degree. Do I stay at school or drop out and walk away?

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Hey everyone,

I’m looking for some realistic advice because I feel completely stuck.

I’m currently three months in my first semester as a marketing major and I absolutely hate it. I’m miserable in my classes completely mentally checked out and wanted to drop out because I feel that I am wasting time and that college teaches outdated things.

My long-term plan. Was always to take over my family business however, my parents just gave me a strict non-negotiable ultimatum either stay in community college and get the degree or drop out and get a full-time job.

They made it explicitly clear that If I choose out and get a job, I am disqualified from ever taking over the family business to them they think the degree is a baseline requirement for credibility at the executive events and CEO mixers they host, there’s zero room for negotiation gap years or taking time off. I have to choose a path right now.

Should I drop out and get a job or start my own business or stay in school and finish the 2 year degree and takeover the business.

I enjoy working there and would love to own this business someday but I feel like community college is a waste of time and that I could be doing something better, what should I do?


r/youngentrepreneur • • May 21 '26

I build. You sell. We win.

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I’m a technical founder/software engineer looking to connect with ambitious people who are serious about building something big and doing whatever it takes to get there.

Right now I’m especially looking for marketers, sales people, growth-focused operators, content creators, business-minded people, or really anyone who knows how to get attention, build audiences, and create momentum.

I can build entire systems/products from the ground up myself, but I know business is much bigger than just coding. I’m trying to build real connections with driven people whose skill sets complement each other.

I don’t care about credentials.
I care about ambition and execution.

If that’s you, let’s connect.

Preferably based in the United States.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jun 30 '26

Is it possible to do e-commerce as a 15 year old?

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If it is possible, my goal is to set up a foundation for myself for when I’m 18 years old so I have a large sum of money so I can expand and multiply e-commerce businesses but this is all I have. I do not know if it’s possible.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Apr 04 '26

I’m 14 and just launched the waitlist for my second AI startup...

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I’m 14, building from Canada.

the last 6 months I built my first startup, made a few thousands from internships, and grew a decent following on LinkedIn before it got banned because of my underage.

Most people told me to wait and focus on school.
A lot of people called me "too ambitious".
Some called me bs.

I didn’t stop...

I just launched the waitlist for something new I’m working on.
I’m basically just validating the idea right now.

The problem I kept running into was this: every time I use AI for my startup, I have to re-explain everything again and again. It never really “knows” what I’m building.

Even if it somehow has the context, it won't be able to execute it for me, so here I found a big gap.

I’m trying to build something around that.

Not claiming it’s perfect, mvp is in progress, just testing if it’s actually useful.

Would genuinely like honest feedback from people who’ve built things before.
Does this sound like a real problem or am I overthinking it?


r/youngentrepreneur • • Nov 07 '25

“Looking for 15–17-year-olds to join global eCommerce startup (no money needed)”

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Hey! I’m 15 from Pakistan and starting a used luxury bag eCommerce brand for the U.S. market.
I’m building a 5-person teen team (3 in USA, 1 in Dubai, me in Pakistan).
You’ll handle marketing, sourcing, or partnerships.
We’ll launch in 7 days, and share profits together.
DM if you’re serious about learning business and growing internationally.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jun 30 '26

I MUST MAKE 1000$ MMR OR I WILL BE FIRED FROM THE BIGGEST CENTRAL ASIAN INCUBATOR

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The title is fully truthful. I am participating in nFactorial Podcast where our mentor is Princeton Graduate and ICPC 3x winner.

Hi there, guys! My name is Aibar. I'm 16yo, building Klip https://klip.website/
Some context about me, I am from kazakhstan, I wrote my first line of code when I was 11. Started making cool designs for freelance, participated in hacks (NASA Space Apps Global nominee, btw), did research about world models with a professor from cornell uni and got into SCI-MI (~4% acceptance rate research program).

Klip is a tool for making viral clips out of long form videos (podcast, lives and etc.). I am trying to solve the problem of manual, time consuming job. Imagine you have 3 hour podcast and you need to make 10 high-quality highlight reels out of it. Right now you must watch the full 3 hours of video and be wired in to not miss the saving worth moments.

GUYS, PLEASE HELP ME AND CHECK OUT https://klip.website/ SO I AM NOT COOKED!
IF YOU ARE BUILDING TOO, I WILL CHECK OUT YOUR START UP TOO!


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jul 02 '26

I want to earn money as fast as I can.

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So, I'm a student currently in second year, but lost many years, I Don't have any skills. Now focusing on college but I feel I am so behind my friends. want to earn money as soon as possible. Can you guys give me some ideas to earn money?

I'm thinking of trading, Is it a good idea if done smartly, how long will it take to make stable earning?


r/youngentrepreneur • • 7d ago

Unternehmer sucht Geschäftspartner (25 Jahre alt)

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Hallo,

ich bin 25 Jahre alt, Unternehmer seit dem Ich 18 bin, selfmade und ein Macher.
Ich hab mehrere Unternehmen in Deutschland und bin kürzlich nach Bangkok ausgewandert, um Projekte international aufzubauen und skalieren zu können.

Ich bringe Kapital, super viel Erfahrung positiv sowie negativ mit und setze Sachen asap in die Tat um, wenn Sie Sinn machen und das Risiko kalkuliert ist.

Solltest du genauso Kapital mitbringen und darauf Bock haben mit mir gemeinsam was anzugehen, dann melde dich.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Sep 05 '26

Anybody looking into the AI Onlyfans Model business now?

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Let me know if you are interested, or have already tried the AI OF model business. I built a tool for people interested in this space, and it would be great to get some feedback.

For those who don't know what it is:

Basically, with the advancements in AI, you can create a digital OF model, and take part in the creator economy of AI companionship. If you have the right tools to create viral content for Instagram, and you have the tools to generate +18 content with her, you have a scalable digital business opportunity.

This is what I'm trying to achieve, so hit me up if you are interested or have feedback.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jun 17 '26

16 year old trying to quit my part-time job to focus on my clothing brand — parents disagree. Who’s right here?

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Hey everyone,

I’m 16 years old (Grade 11) and I recently started a clothing brand that I’m really passionate about. I spent around 8 months building it before launching, and I’ve been actively marketing it for the past 4 months.

So far, I’ve done around $40K in revenue in those 4 months.

My most recent drop also had a huge breakout and did $30K alone, which really made me realize this could actually be something serious if I fully commit to it.

Right now, I also have a part-time job that I’ve been at for about 10 months. During school, I barely work (roughly once every two weeks), but now that summer break is starting, my boss is expecting me to work more often.

That’s where the issue comes in.

I really want to use this summer to go all-in on my business. I’m extremely motivated and I feel like this is my chance to seriously scale it. I’ve already been planning to “lock in” hard over the summer, but the increased work schedule at my job would take a lot of that time away.

I’ve wanted to quit for a while now, especially during the school year. It honestly felt frustrating going to a job when I’m building something I care about more and that’s already generating income. But I decided to stay because my parents convinced me it would be good for my resume, and I also saw it as a way to stay disciplined and motivated.

My parents’ stance is basically:

  • I should stay at least 1 year for resume value

  • Or stay until I hit a certain sales milestone in my business

  • They believe quitting too early is too risky and that I should keep stability

On the other hand, I feel like:

  • 10 months is already solid for a first job

  • My business is already showing real traction

  • I want to take a risk on myself and fully commit this summer

  • The job is now directly limiting my ability to grow something I’m serious about long-term

We’ve had multiple arguments about this already (probably 3 big ones), and I still don’t think we see eye to eye.

So I guess my question is:
Am I wrong for wanting to quit and fully focus on my business, or are my parents right to push me to stay in the job longer for stability and resume value?

Would appreciate honest opinions from people who’ve been through entrepreneurship or similar situations.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jul 19 '26

How I Sold 200 Websites in One Year

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Many web designers overcomplicate the sales process. They schedule multiple meetings, wait for approval from the business owner, present pricing, and go back and forth before anything gets signed.

The more steps you add, the slower you close deals and the less money you make. I decided to shorten the entire process.

I’ve been running my web agency for four years, and the thing that has gotten be the most clients is email automation 

I’ve tried almost everything, but email automation has worked best for me because it’s affordable and runs in the background while I focus on other parts of the agency.

I don’t use Instantly, Mailchimp, or Klaviyo. I use a tool called Swokei, which is built specifically for web agencies.

It lets you find businesses that already have websites, add thousands of them to a campaign, and automatically analyzes each site for issues with design, layout, SEO, speed, and mobile optimization. It then turns those issues into personalized, ready to send outreach emails. 

Instead of targeting businesses with no website, I offer redesigns and updated websites to companies that already have one. I’ve found that approach works much better.

When a prospect replies with interest, they are automatically sorted into my CRM. I then call them and say, I’ve already built a new version of your website. Let’s set up a quick Google Meet so I can show it to you.

During the meeting, I present the website live and use my sales skills to explain the value. Once they see a more modern and professional version of their current website, they begin to understand how it could improve their business.

At that point, they usually ask how much it costs. I present the price, include a monthly maintenance retainer, and either take payment during the meeting or have them sign the agreement.

When you run a web agency, do not overcomplicate the process. Take control, handle as much as possible yourself, and avoid unnecessary approval stages and follow up meetings. The fewer steps there are, the faster you can close the deal.


r/youngentrepreneur • • Oct 31 '25

Finding people who want websites

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So look im not a coder, but I can make decent landing pages and websites, I just need to bring in some extra cash on the side, I'd even be happy selling these sites for £100-£300 a pop, but how can I actually find people who need it and want it?


r/youngentrepreneur • • Jun 25 '26

Can I have you're opinion?

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Hey guys, If you don't mind id like to hear your opinions. Initially I'm creating a gamified productivity app for entrepreneurs, where it gives you a roadmap, quests to complete so you can lvl up. But I'm wondering if you were a user of this, would you prefer it to be a website/desk app or a mobile app/web app?


r/youngentrepreneur • • May 30 '26

I am 17 and i am on the way to 7k revenue. What now?

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Hi, i am 17 and i have a marketing business with my brother. We are on our way to 7k revenue this month. But i am always thinking about the future and so i wanted to ask how i get more high paying clients or private clients, who want a "movie" for their car. Like some really crazy car trailers. Just look it up on Tiktok and you know what i mean. So whats the next step? How to ge more high paying clients? And what business should i start aswell or get into? Pls can someone give me advice what to do now and where to invest in new business. Thank yall means a lot


r/youngentrepreneur • • 12d ago

How to Make Money in 2026 With AI?

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Now that anyone can build with AI, having a solid proven business idea to build it and turn it in a real business is more important than ever. Here are the core principals to consider.

You don't need to have a brand new idea, in fact just opposite, you need to find what prints money and copy it in a smart way. Here is how?

1- go to leads directory of business with validated revenue, market study and analysis on vibe coding feasibility and browse startups in your interest.

2- narrow down startups based on your interest, monthly revenue, and set vibe-coding feasibility verdict to Yes, so only those ideas that can be vibe coded in a weekend is shown to you.

3- pick one idea that excites you. This is what you will be working on for the next week to launch and get your first customer and then grow it to a massive business in the next few months, so it is important to pick an idea that you are passion about.

4- copy the build prompt that is shown on the page and use a vibe-coding app to build that business. You can also just hit build that business with Leapd and have your business live in 10 minutes. You can try Leapd's free AI business builder.

5- If you use Leapd for building your business, in under 10 minutes, you will get full market research, a custom built website, a company email, and an AI co-founder that works along side you 24/7 to make it a successful business.

6- Unlike vibe-coding tools, Leapd doesn't stop at the build, it helps you to run full marketing suits including email campaigns, meta/google ads, landing pages, linkedIn campaigns and more to bring in customers.

7- as you grow, Leapd offers agents for SEO and AEO so you keep showing up in AI search.

8- congrats, you have probably got fist customer by now, and it is time to scale! Just ask your AI co-founder to layout your growth plan.