Startups have been the key to any economy across the globe. Whether it was the early industrial revolution in Germany, the UK, or other European Countries, the technology revolution from Silicon Valley, or the Asian economic boost in Japan, South Korea, or China, nothing has shaped an economy like entrepreneurs.

Opportunities are plentiful, and there is so much to innovate and improve that almost all founders have a huge chance to get their business off the ground. Yet less than 10% make it – and with the growing number of startups, the success rate declines. People learn to read, write, and calculate; they learn about history, biology, and philosophy. Yet, no school on earth teaches what entrepreneurship really means, how an innovative idea gets created, and how such innovation is successfully brought to market. Nobody helps those young entrepreneurs understand that the initial value of any idea is zero. The author, a five-time entrepreneur, does not claim to have an all-encompassing answer – but tries to answer the most burning questions of young founders.

This book is about what the most notable founders did to build a disruptive, global, billion-dollar company in nearly no time – no matter where they came from, no matter what school they visited, and who their parents were. It’s about the traits most entrepreneurs have in common. It’s about breaking the rules, challenging the status quo, ignoring all warnings, taking any risks, and relentlessly creating a new future.