İdeal Haber – Erdem Genç

Erdem Genç, a 33-year-old young entrepreneur who boldly founded a company at 20 and today owns a company valued in the millions of dollars, passed on his experiences to university students.

Erdem Genç, who guides young entrepreneurs with his book 20 Yaşında Patron Olmak (Becoming a Boss at 20), written three years ago, said: "When you find a good business idea, don't hesitate to put it into practice. And if you develop that work with love, success will surely come. And don't forget: not everything is money — everything is time and happiness."

Erdem Genç, who started organizing concerts on campus after being elected president of the university's Rock Club while a mechanical engineering student at Yıldız Technical University, later founded his own company at 20. Genç, who over the years grew its turnover to a million dollars and is now 33, quickly became a well-known businessman. The young businessman also published a book titled 20 Yaşında Patron Olmak, sharing the experience he had gained over the years with entrepreneurs. Genç, who is extremely warm towards his employees and breaks the stereotypical image of a boss, met with Yaşar University students and told his success story.

HE FAILED AT HIS FIRST EVENT, BUT DIDN'T GIVE UP

Recounting his experiences, Erdem Genç said: "As a member of a rock band, besides playing successful concerts I had also started organizing successful music events. When I began earning money from it and enjoying it enormously, I founded an events company I named M3 to make the work professional. I got the chance to meet big promoters like Ahmet Sun and tried to learn the ins and outs of the business. But on my first big event off campus I suffered a major failure. We were expecting 20,000 people at a concert where famous rock artists such as Hayko Cepkin, Duman and Erkin Koray would perform, but because of heavy rain barely 2,000 came. All my savings were seized and on top of that I ran up incredible debts."