I thought it would be interesting to write about young entrepreneurs from the first-person view, of someone who has started three ventures by the age of 21. I want to focus on the practice of how I innovate in this post. In high school, I started a health and wellness social network, Spero. Spero was an app that in addition to social networking, had live in-app video training with certified professionals. I started the venture as a result of losing 40 pounds in high school and wanting to bring people the same tools I had to achieve and sustain their wellness goals. I was someone who had lived the journey of weight loss and so I had a good insight on what brings transformation, and that is how I innovated all of the app’s features. The power of community is so big for people looking to lose weight, which is why I made it part of the app. The in-app training innovation stemmed from the power in a knowledge-based approach to people’s fitness goals. While my own journey helped me innovate, I did exterior research to ensure that my innovation was on pace with what the masses needed and that I was not missing their needs by only going off of my own health journey. I think overall when you have been a customer of your own product, that is a very key way to innovate. However, it can not be the only thing, as you need to be open to learning and creating for the needs of others.