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How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions.



Lessons from Gurbaksh Chahal as an immigrant to a four time serial entrepreneur. Now, Chairman & CEO of VeerOne. He is also the founder of the non-profit, The Chahal Foundation, and his international best-seller is now required reading for hundreds of universities across the globe.



























Translated in Mandarin – check it here.





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Acknowledgements







The award winning and international best-seller book by Gurbaksh Chahal has been translated in over a dozen languages and became required reading for hundreds of colleges globally. 










While success like his is often attributed to luck, Chahal’s story, like that of many immigrants, is more one of sacrifice … it was years of hard work, persistence and faith, along with the support of his family, that brought his financial rewards–not chance.



– San Francisco Chronicle –








Prologue



The Beginning Prologue



When I was sixteen years old I started a company in my bedroom, and within a few months I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life: I would become an entrepreneur. There was one thing standing in my way, however: school. If I was going to pursue my goal, I would have to do it full time, and I needed my father’s permission to drop out. This wasn’t going to be easy. More than a decade earlier, my family had come to America from India, settling in a one-bedroom apartment in a marginal section of San Jose, California. My father had arrived with $25 in his pocket, but his heart was full of dreams.
















About the Author



Gurbaksh Chahal



Gurbaksh Chahal was born in Punjab, India, but moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. His unwavering determination to start a new business led him to the world of digital advertising. Gurbaksh began his career at the age of 16 and quickly rose to the position of a serial entrepreneur, founding multiple successful companies.



Throughout his career, Gurbaksh has founded several groundbreaking companies, including ClickAgents, BlueLithium, RadiumOne, and most recently, VeerOne. His ventures have not only created thousands of jobs worldwide but have also significantly impacted the tech industry, particularly in the fields of digital advertising and AI.



Gurbaksh’s latest venture, VeerOne, represents a culmination of his entrepreneurial journey, focusing on revolutionizing human-AI interaction. The companies he has founded have collectively generated over $400 million in exits and have been valued at more than a billion dollars in shareholder value.





















			
					
			