Young Maker's Desk, volume 1

Idea to First Sale

A field guide for young founders, from the first idea to the first sale, with school-first guardrails and a section for parents.

What it does for you

Take an idea to a paying customer in ninety days, keep school first, handle money honestly and know what a young person legally may and may not do in India.

Inside

1. Part 1What a founder is
2. Part 2Money sense
3. Part 3Making the thing
4. Part 4Selling the first one
5. Part 5Legal and grown-ups

At the back: Checklists; four worked models (price-cost-profit, ledger, ten-customer tracker, ninety-day plan); what things cost; a law index for young founders; glossary; a rules-by-activity matrix; a ninety-day plan; four templates.

Written for

Young founders aged about 13 to 19 with an idea to sell, and the parent or guardian helping them. The last chapter is written for the grown-up.

Also in Young Maker's Desk, all three (₹999) and Every EzComply handbook (₹11,999).