Company Updates
Last year, Extreme Entrepreneurship was selected to take part in the Stern Incubator, a program of NYU's Stern School of Business. I just finished writing a company update for them, which summarizes what Extreme Entrepreneurship is about and what we've been doing. Allow me to share it here:
Over the summer, Sheena Lindahl and Michael Simmons began working full time on Extreme Entrepreneurship. Their focused attention has been a catalyst for some exciting developments – from a more developed business model to the establishment of key partner relationships.
The company is focusing on three channels through which to fulfill its mission of helping students plan, prioritize, and pursue their vision for life: books, speaking engagements, and an online community. Significant progress has been made in each of these arenas.
Extreme Entrepreneurship is currently working with a book packager and literary agent, who is helping them to improve the quality of and relaunch of The Student Success Manifesto and The Student Success Manifesto Workbook. Additionally, the packager is assisting in the development and sale to a publisher of a flagship book and workbook, Extreme Entrepreneurship and All or Nothing, Now or Never, as well as an extended series of “pocket mentors” – practical guides to achieve the goals in one’s life plan.
In addition to speaking engagements that Michael and Sheena have been taking part in, they are currently planning The Extreme Entrepreneur Tour (EET) in partnership with Advantage Networks. EET is a collegiate entrepreneurship tour traveling to 150 college campuses throughout America starting in the Fall of 2006. EET brings together America’s top young entrepreneurs to spread the entrepreneurial mindset to their peers at a grass roots level. Young entrepreneurs who've made, earned, and sold their company for millions and/or made a huge impact before 25 have already been recruited as speakers.
Lastly, Extreme Entrepreneurship is in the process of developing an online community to be targeted at college students and purchased by colleges. The community features the ability for individuals to post and receive feedback on their life plan and goals, as well as to send surveys to help them get feedback on the tough questions they face on their journey. This community facilitates communication between individuals and their mentors and peers. Rahim Fazal, an MBA Candidate at Richard Ivey School of Business and young “dot-com millionaire” who started and sold his first business while completing his last year of high school, is assisting in the market research and creation of the community.