Future of the Business World Podcast · Wharton Global Youth Program

Sneakers, $50 Keychains, and Lessons Learned from Reselling

August 25, 2023·18 min·1 clip

A teenage entrepreneur explains why he's grateful to fail now while he still has his parents' safety net instead of risking everything later.

A high school entrepreneur from Puerto Rico shares his journey building a successful reselling business, discussing how he started with stickers and chips, scaled to $3,400 in 90 days on eBay, and learned key lessons about consumer psychology, supply chains, and the advantage of failing young. He connects his experiences surviving Hurricane Maria to business resilience and explains why a $50 keychain proves economic theory wrong.

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