By Josemaria Siota, IESE Business SchoolIs it possible to become a unicorn (a start-up worth $1 billion) in 502 days? Selected by an international jury in recognition of their highly successful start-up initiatives, together these 40 successful entrepreneurs under 40 years of age have generated 2,197 jobs, raised €544 million in external investment and earned €251 million in annual revenues. But looking at the start-up funnel overall, the chances of success can seem dauntingly slim for budding entrepreneurs. Given this challenging environment, I asked some of these IESE 40under40 entrepreneurs for their advice on how to succeed in each of the three stages of creating, scaling and selling start-ups. By Josemaria Siota, project leader at IESE Business School´s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and organizer of IESE´s 40under40 awards ceremony.

Source: Forbes November 13, 2017 09:22 UTC