Weekly Newsletter #1

Entrepreneurship Gems

My method for making your first 6 figures with almost NO startup costs!

Applicant Spotlight

In each edition, we shine a light on an exceptional applicant whose passion and story captured our attention. Dive in and discover the talents and journeys of those eager to join our community and get inspired!

Note: If requested, we redact personal and identifying information.

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This week we are featuring an applicant with a penchant for buying and growing businesses off of acquire.com!

Name: Dev Shah

School: Claremont McKenna

Graduating year: 2025 (took a gap year)

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Background: lived in India my entire life and came to the US for college

My original start-up- (https://eleven-59.com/) - is helping high school students in India apply to colleges abroad.

Here are a list of my current companies:

- Sourcely - Google scholar, but better- (https://www.sourcely.net/)
- Student AI Tool - (https://studentai.tools/)
- Knownotes- chatbot for English lit books - (https://knownotes.io/)
- Pocket Fund - A home for acquisition entrepreneurs at colleges - (https://pfund.thisisbizness.com/)

Check out Dev's recent post that went viral below!

Posts of the Week

Odds and Ends

Office Hours: Every week, Chris and Nik spend an hour brainstorming ideas and taking questions about small business and startups. Join us Fridays at 2pm CST

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzjMqjkWKv — September 29 at 2pm CST

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Podcast of the Week

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CoFounders Projects

Read AI Guy

AI tools can make daily tasks easier by freeing up time, brain power, and even money for many people. The AI Guy was set up to help people stay on top of the latest news, AI tool releases, learn about how to use AI to improve their work and personal lives, and have fun!

https://www.readaiguy.com/

Fast Tree Care

Professional, reliable, and trustworthy tree services aren’t always easy to come by. Fast Tree Care deals with all types of tree management and arborist work so homeowners can have quality work for a great price.

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Companies

https://miningsyndicate.com/

https://texassnax.com/

https://betterparks.com/

https://cofounders.com/

https://www.startupgems.co/