Inspiration and wisdom for entrepreneurs, visionaries, innovators, and start-up teams.

Whether you are already an entrepreneur or seeking to launch a start-up, listen to this book for insight and encouragement you will not find elsewhere.

John Shen is unique among American entrepreneurs. He founded five start-ups and currently leads four of them simultaneously, with yet another new one on the way. He is a “parallel entrepreneur”, going far beyond the usual model of being a solo or serial entrepreneur. He is a first-generation entrepreneur who came to the US at the age of 23 and achieved the American dream. Moreover, he has experienced total business collapse and knows what it is like to come back from failure, to “cross the swamp”.

John recounts his dramatic life story and his entrepreneurial journey. The book details the eight personal and business qualities that entrepreneurs must develop in order to achieve their highest goals. John’s focus is especially on explaining the significant advantages of being a parallel entrepreneur—benefits that solo and serial entrepreneurs lose out on, limiting your potential.

John has a strong passion to support grassroots entrepreneurs and small businesses, especially minority and women-owned micro-businesses. His American Lending Center had made more than 25,000 loans to minority- and women-owned small businesses in all 50 states by the end of 2022. He is a co-founder of the Long Beach Accelerator™, and his company, Sunstone Management, funds many pitch competitions and demo days to reward innovative start-ups.

This is the book to listen to if you are seeking to succeed in your entrepreneurial journey.