Book · 2020 · Business & Economics
The Simple StartUp
- mentions
- 11
- people
- 3
- podcast
- 1
- episodes
- 9
- critical mentions
- 0
My kids went through The Simple Startup workbook and it made them think like entrepreneurs and it was just so refreshing to see the questions that they came back to me with while they were going through the book.
What they say about it
- Using with children“using that as a project with your kids”3
- Workbook for student businesses“a beginner's guide to starting a business”2
The best things said about it
It's a manual for teachers and students that allows you to over the period course of a semester really help a student create their first entrepreneurial venture and do so kind of with the ethos of a pop-up.
Brad you and I talked about Rob's book The Simple Startup and how you're using that as a project with your kids.
Rob Phelan has The Simple Startup which is a student workbook it's a beginner's guide to starting a business.
Rob's amazing book and he has like a couple time a year actually like cohort based group where they actually run people through building like small-scale businesses.
About a year ago Rob was able to launch his workbook series The Simple Startup and was able to build around that a live kind of coaching series.
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How it comes up
Why people recommend it
The Simple StartUp by Rob Phelan is a beginner's guide and student workbook designed to help young people create their very first entrepreneurial venture over the course of a semester. On ChooseFI, Brad Barrett, Jonathan Mendonsa, David McKeegan, and other speakers frequently recommended the book, highlighting its effectiveness as a practical manual for interest-led learning. Barrett shared that he worked through the workbook with his daughters, experiencing a refreshing breakthrough as the material prompted the kids to think like real entrepreneurs and ask insightful questions. The book was also featured as part of the podcast's weekly book giveaways, included in conference bookstores, and praised as an ideal resource for teachers and students alike. Speakers emphasized that the workbook empowers kids by guiding them step-by-step through the process of launching a business, turning financial independence concepts into tangible, hands-on projects. By consistently spotlighting the guide, the podcast hosts encouraged parents and educators to introduce children to foundational business concepts early on, fostering creativity, problem-solving skills, and an ownership mindset through engaging and accessible educational frameworks.
Every mention
Brad Barrett so for everybody listening now so Rob Phelan has the simple startup which is a a student workbook it's a be… 6
“and Rob's book The Simple startup series”
“my kids went through the simple startup workbook and it made them think like entrepreneurs and it was just so refreshing to see the questions that they came back to me with while they were going through the book”
“I know it just jumped to mind the Rob feelings the simple startup would be maybe something you know just generally for that's something we have talked about over the years Rob's amazing book and he has like a couple time a year actually like cohort based group where they actually run people through building like small-scale businesses which is”
“so for everybody listening now so Rob Phelan has the simple startup which is a a student workbook it's a beginner's guide to starting a business so you can purchase that now at thesimplestartup.com”
“but I I didn't give you all the info beforehand that I sat down with my girls yesterday with the book The Simple startup”
“you know this past week we just talked about we talked with Rob Phelan about his brand new book The Simple startup it's a manual for teachers and students that allows you to over the period course of a semester really help a student create their first entrepreneurial venture and do so kind of with the ethos of a pop-up”
Jonathan Mendonsa Brad you and I talked about Rob's book The Simple startup and how you're using that as a project with your… 2
“Don's podcast really inspired Rob Phelan who's the author of the simple startup the educational that we're going to be bringing out through chooseify publishing”
“Brad you and I talked about Rob's book The Simple startup and how you're using that as a project with your kids so talk about interest-led learning”
David McKeegan so I don't know if you've heard of the simple startup the book yeah I know uh the guys did an interview wit… 1
“so I don't know if you've heard of the simple startup the book yeah I know uh the guys did an interview with the author get a copy of the book and start having a look at it”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“about a year ago Rob was able to launch his workbook series The Simple startup and was able to build around that a live kind of coaching series”
“they'll have the chooseify book The Simple startup as well as other great books in the space”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Rob is releasing a new book with us called the simple startup really taking some of the massive lessons that you've learned through his desire to teach financial literacy and Entrepreneurship in the classroom put it together in a wonderful workbook which we're going to be releasing later this year”
“the simple startup is the name of the book it is the curriculum that you can use for your home school”
“we have the simple startup which is a workbook for young entrepreneurs to help them start building their business”
“our team here at shoesify has been using stamps.com to send out the simple startup workbook actually to members of the camp that signed up so instead of having to go out to the post office every time just to mail one or two of these books they literally can print the shipping labels from home”
“Rob says things you can do this is Rob who actually is the author of the simple startup”
“and the other one is the simple startup Series this is by Rob Phelan”
“that's a simple startup by Rob feel”




