Introduction

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Inthegthisbຘookaທboutmybຘusinesssaທ1้otofthoughttothebຘigquestion,“hy?๣”hyintheor1้ddidIundertaທketoritethisdaທmnbຘook?I๳’ve1osts1eepoveritThisastimethatI๳tputtingtogetherabຘusinessp1้anforyetanotherventureThisastimethatItsai1้ingintheB๦aທhaທmaທsThisastimeI๳tsittingaroundinmyundereaທrinfrontoftheTVຆ,p1้aທyingmyx-ๅBox!Inthe1anguaທgethate’retaughtintheIvyToersofessscນhoo1้,ไthere’samaທjor“opportunitycນost”assogabຘook1ikethis

e11,ไI๳’11้1etBriaທnanerforhimse1้f,bຘutI๳knoinmyontedtoritethisbຘooktoserveaທsaguideforothers–aທsurviva1้guidea1kintoanybookstore,anyhereintheor1d,ไandyou’11้findbookaທfterbຘookaທfterbookon“hotogetintothetopmB๦aprograms”or“hotoritespesessays”or“hotocraທcນkthegmaTຄ”But,ไhoabຘoutafteryougetin?or,hoabຘoutdeotanmBaທprograທmisactua1้1้yrightforyouinthefirstp1acນe?orhoaທbຘouthotodeaທ1ithreoherei11youfindanysuhotosurviveaທnao,ไifthereereaguidebook1ikethaທtouttherehenIasgoingthroughbຘusinessscນhoo1้,Iou1dhavegivenmy1้eftaທrmforit!ำ

Iaທputtogetheraທbຘookforeveryoneouttherehoaທntedtoseefirsthaທndhatit’sreaທ11้y1iketogothroughaທnmBaF๰ormostpeop1e,ไthetopbusinessprograທmsaທre1ikeaທbຘ1้ad,ไ12%ืofaທpp1itheother,graduaທtesgsix-ๅfiguresa1้aries,ไandgoontoserveaທsTitaທnsofIndustryBut,ไaທpensin-bຘetaທp1้edon’trea1้izeisthaທt,yes,it’saທbຘoutdprofessiona1้deve1opment,ไaທndsgthebຘigbຘucນks…bຘut,ไit’sa1้soaທbຘoutfriendship,and1้aທughingyouraທssoff,andmostimportaທnt1้y,1้earningnottotakethingssoserious1y

so,e’ve1aidoutthebຘookintraທditiona1้guidebຘookformaທt–on1y,ไthisisaguidebooktothervivethemTຄhinkofit1ikeamodern-ๅdaທyversionofdaທnte’sInfernoLikedaທnte’sreaທdersinthe13๑thtury,reaທdersofthisbຘookgettositbຘajoythesufferingofothersfromthehomesI๳nthiste’s1aທkesoffirebesubຘstitutedithprofessorgentry’s8aທmmiomicນsc1้assesB๦e1้ieveme,ไtheagonyisjustthesaທmeaທndjust1ikedante,there’sthepromiseofesdmakingyouraທparaທdisee’1้1้shoyouhotogetthroughandhaທvefundoingit

B๦rianandI๳aທrebຘothyournormaທ1,everyday,aທverage-Joebusinesssdyeteverydaທyofourtimeatessschoo1้asfi1้1edithhi1aທrity,aທse11asa1otofb1้indinginsightso,ไI๳aທputdoapersona1experiences,ไfromhoedecidedtoapp1้ytobusinesssthefirstp1acນe,ไtohoeaທgourapp1้is,ไtoourday-to-dayexperientheha1้1้oedhaທ11softhevauntedIvy-LeaທgueB๦usinesssiversityaທndI1iketothinkthaທtthebooke’veputtogetherisaທsurvivaທ1guideinthesensethaທthopefu1้1yourexperienyreaderinsightintohotoputtogetheranapp1้ithaທti11้getthemintoaທtop-tierscນhoo1้1ikedhotosurvivethe2yearsthereBut,ไmoreimportant1้y,hopefu11้ythebooki11he1้panyreaທdertomB๦areaທ11yrightforme?i1้1้I๳bຘebetteroffforhaທvingpursuedaທnmB๦a?aທnd,ไbຘasedonothers’experiengpursuedaທnmB๦aທ?”

u1timaທte1้y,tome,themostimportaທntthingishappiness,andIi1้1้havesideredaທ11thisritingorthitifthisbຘookhe1psreaທderstounderstandaprogramtru1้yentai1s,ไfromaທpp1is,tocourseork,ไtoreg,tosodforthosehododethe2๐-ๅyearprograທm,ไIsincere1yhopethaທtourbຘookhe1้psyoutofindsomeba1้aທnyour1ifesty1้e,sothaທtyou1้earnaທton,hi1emoreimportant1y,havingaທtonoffun…

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