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Why do more and more younger people start running businesses?
I have my hypothesis but I want to know your 2 cents. 🪙🪙
More and more people around me (maybe at the age of 17 or so) are trying to run businesses. I find them more ambitious compared to my age group or elderly age group.
Why is it so?
Here are my assumptions:
– previous generations were more oriented on family,
– this is the era of hustle, financial freedom (quitting the corp world),
– is it a kind of Flynn effect of awareness & intelligence?
Lemme know your POVs.
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Udaya Sri
I think this generation is pretty competitive. Plus, working a 9-5 job is often seen as dull and ordinary, and nobody wants to be just ordinary.
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@udaya_sri they see working a 9-5 job as dull and ordinary, so they opt for working 24x7 with their own business LOL. Sorry for this comment, I just feel that owning a business means literally working round the clock.
@natalia_toth I agree. But I didn’t mean to say that business is easy and a 9-5 job is hard. I was just highlighting how popular hustle culture has become.
For me personally,
First is freedom, you can do whatever you want
Second, AI is changing the world. With the help of AI, personal productivity can be greatly improved, and a few people can create great products.
Third, it has passion, challenges, high risks and high returns, I like this.
@busmark_w_nika It should be that the younger you are, the more fresh and passionate you feel about new things, leading to more enthusiasm and drive
@busmark_w_nika
Is it possible that you were the most relaxed and happy when you were a kid? I feel like childhood was simpler, but now everything is so complicated. I want to get back to a simpler way of living
I think a lot of younger people have realized they don't need to take the traditional "long route" of building themselves out for years until they hit an age where they're "ready" to start a business. Not everyone needs to climb the ladder to get to their end point.
For many people, college is no longer a necessity - if you're already working in the industry you want to be in, why go to four years of school if you can already keep building your professional experience? Why put off getting a job or starting a business if you already have the ability to succeed? I think a lot of the younger generations have accepted and embraced expediting their professional career by just jumping into ventures, rather than waiting.
@busmark_w_nika Oh of course! There are many, many professions that require formal education and training! I was thinking in terms of the ever-expanding tech/digital media space there are a lot of successful, autodidactic entrepreneurs.
I can absolutely agree, I would never want to go doctor who picked up his knowledge from Youtube!!
I think it's because of the accessibility of information and social media. There are so many people out there talking about their successes and then also offering education that it attracts more people.
Definitely, the internet and social media have made it way easier for younger people to start businesses nowadays compared to before. So many tools and resources available online to get a business up and running quickly. Plus, seeing other young entrepreneurs crushing it on social media is super motivating and makes it seem more achievable. Lower barriers to entry across the board for sure!
I believe that the great wave of entrepreneurs is due to the changing times we are experiencing.
There is already enough technological and social evidence to affirm that the world is changing, and we, as young people, are the ones who must and are taking the initiative to shape the new world that is emerging.
@busmark_w_nika Exactly. as such. Maintaining happy employees is your biggest challenge. It has to be apart of the over all strategy or you will get a team that stray, and you will fail.
I believe that young people have been around technology all the time and they are already starting to see more prospects in this area.
I believe the younger generations are inspired by digital influence, seeking purpose and freedom, driving their ambition to create and innovate.
More and more young people are starting businesses because they realize they can turn their creative ideas into reality and call it "work." Plus, who wouldn't want to swap out dress codes for hoodies and late-night brainstorming sessions? They're in it for the freedom.
I feel the risk appetite in youngsters is much larger now than youngsters 20-30 years ago
Young people, driven by ambition and with fewer responsibilities, are more willing to take risks. In contrast, older individuals, burdened with greater responsibilities, tend to avoid risks. If they had taken chances and failed, their motivation to try again might have diminished.
