Wilbur You: Founder and CEO of Youtech | #ThePlaybook 266

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 19 July 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Wilbur You, founder and CEO of Youtech, shares the story of how reprogramming his favorite video game led to him making thousands of dollars a week selling virtual items (before being shut down). You talks about the valuable insights he gained from launching a business selling advertising placement as a teenager, as well as how his investments in himself have paid off in the long run. You and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, discuss a range of topics including how they handle being told “no”, why bootstrapping a business prepares its founder for future success, and how firms are successfully pivoting to ecommerce amid the current crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this episode of the playbook, I have Wilbur you, the founder and CEO of Utech,
0:06.3	and I'm most curious about how do you turn a $600 investment into a multi- million dollar company.
0:14.0	Also, learn the distinction between luck and good timing.
0:19.0	Join me for all of this and more on the playbook.
0:22.0	This is entrepreneurs, the playbook. This is entrepreneurs the playbook,
0:24.0	where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes,
0:28.0	celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal
0:31.0	and professional playbook to success and what made them champions
0:35.6	on the field and in the boardroom.
0:38.5	I'm your host, David Melzer.
0:40.6	This is Dave Melzer with entrepreneur, the and I have a true entrepreneur from zero to millions.
0:47.0	It's at a young age. We're going to get into his playbook success. Wilbur you, the founder and CEO of Utech.
0:54.8	Welcome to the playbook.
0:56.4	Thanks for having me.
0:57.6	I appreciate it.
0:58.6	Yeah, man, that smile.
1:00.5	I told you right off the bat, went to DeVry University which I love the
1:05.5	story and I said hey aren't they using you for commercials because I think you went
1:09.4	from like 600 bucks to over $20 million.
1:12.7	And you should be the poster child.
1:16.3	And you said, you could be my agent.
1:18.3	So I picked up a new agent client.
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