Just hours ago, a new business book hit the market. It happens every day, we know, but this book is more than just how to manage your 401(k) or make sure you’re not affected by the housing bubble. Those are inherently important topics, and we know, but it’s safe to say they’re not exactly original.

However, one original business book has hit the market with an emphasis on businesses like Teens in Tech.

Mike Michalowicz’s book The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur is in stock and shipping as of today at ToiletPaperEntrepeneur.com.

Wait, what’s a toilet paper entrepreneur? For more info, read on below the jump.

A toilet paper entrepreneur is an entrepreneur that starts off with nothing left but an idea and one sheet on his or her toilet paper rack. After a quick run to the bathroom, I could note that’s true for at least my stake in Teens in Tech. The reason we’ve decided to partner with Toilet Paper Entrepreneur is because we see a common goal - young entrepreneurship rising without the need for a large lump sum of money to begin. Mike sees it’s true for small businesses to succeed with the drive they have and not necessarily thousands of dollars of capital invested in them from day one.

We at Teens in Tech congratulate Toilet Paper Entrepreneur for the launch of their book, and would like to invite our readers to check it out at ToiletPaperEntrepreneur.com

Here’s the author of Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Mike Michalowicz on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deustch:

If you have any questions, or comments, either leave a comment below, or email Teens in Tech Support.

Thanks for your understanding,

Daniel Brusilovsky
Founder/CEO, Teens in Tech

Teens in Tech Launches New Media Creation Community for Teens

SAN MATEO, Calif — Teens in Tech (www.teensintech.com), the new
community for teenagers who produce new media content, including
podcasts, blogs, videocasts and more, has launched into private alpha.
“Today’s teens are the most media-savvy and self-expressive in history.
Yet until now, no company has focused on their specific needs. Teens in
Tech gives teens social media tools that are designed by teens for teens.”
said founder Daniel Brusilovsky.

More after the jump.

The Teens in Tech team has been working since February to launch the
web-based service. The effort has been spearheaded by founder Daniel
Brusilovsky and Sean Quinn, Director of Marketing and Public Relations,
along with Sean Blake (www.sean-blake.com), Teens in Tech’s Designer.

Teens in Tech is pleased to announce that users will be given a
personalized sub-domain, 100 MB of storage, and access to the Teens in
Tech support team.  Teens in Tech has also launched forums at
forums.teensintech.com so teens can support each other.  An IRC channel
will be introduced soon.

Teens in Tech is currently in private alpha and will become public within
months.

About Teens in Tech
Teens in Tech is a community for teenagers who produce new media
content.  Founded by Daniel Brusilovsky in February 2008, the service,
currently in private alpha, provides access to a personalized sub-domain,
100 MB of storage, and the Teens in Tech support team.  Teens in Tech is
constantly adding new features and a public version will be available
within months. Teens in Tech Board of Advisors include Robert Scoble,
Loic Le Meur, Chris Yeh, Daniel Ha, Florian Seroussi, Eric Willis and Cali
Lewis.

Media Contacts:

Sean Quinn, Director of Marketing, PR
sean@teensintech.com

Daniel Brusilovsky, Founder and CEO
daniel@teensintech.com

Greg Rosen is the new Teens in Tech Chief Engineer. He will be working with Chris Van Patten and the Teens in Tech Development Team to provide the most efficient and most user-friendly Teens in Tech user interface.

Greg has worked previously with a variety of sites that he’s both coded and designed. The most prominent of these is Gamernode, which Greg led under six revisions. He also works with Dynatech with media, CMS, and hosting solutions.

Welcome, Greg!

Teens in Tech is planning on launching this July. We are putting the finishing touches on our service now and can’t wait to launch to the public! Teens in Tech is committed to create the best possible community for teenagers looking to become involved in technology, be it through blogging, podcasting, or any form of new media. We can’t wait to see you checking out our service soon!

On a sadder note, Teens in Tech regrets to announce the resignation of three of its employees. Richard Escobedo, Chris Farley, and Max Murphy have decided to leave the company. All three were a great help in building the foundation for Teens in Tech. The company wishes them luck and good fortune in their future and personal endeavours.

Richard Escobedo’s blog, vlog, and podcasts can be found at http://blog.richard-escobedo.com.

Max Murphy’s weekly podcast and blog, Mac News Weekly, can be found at http://macnewsweekly.com.

Chris Farley’s blog can be found at http://viewfromafarley.com.

Teens in Tech is also delighted to report the promotions of Max Murphy and Richard Escobedo. Max was promoted from his previous role as Vice President of Content to President of Media Development. Richard was promoted from his previous role as Vice President of Operations to Chief Operating Officer. Congratulations to both Max and Richard for their new positions!

As mentioned below, the Teens Plugged In: Second Annual Teens in Tech Conference was held Tuesday, May 12, 2008 and featured two main Teens in Tech employees, Daniel Brusilovsky, TITech President & CEO and Richard Escobedo, TITech COO. More after the jump.

Richard and Daniel both spoke on what they had planned for the future after the launch of Teens in Tech during the Teen Developers Segment. Here are their official headshots from the event:

Daniel took part in the Teen Entrepreneurs Panel as evidenced below, on the right:

Richard spoke as a keynote speaker, as one of the Profiles in Entrepreneurship of the conference. Here’s what blogger DJ Cline had to say about Richard’s Profile:

“Richard Escobedo of Teens in Tech spoke about his interest in entrepreneurship from age of seven until his present age of fourteen. He learned to be resourceful, seek help when necessary and to persevere. He started a podcast for teens and uses Twitter, WordPress, Apple and Final Cut Express video. Beyond technology he plays football and the violin.”

Richard focused his Profile on the hardships and limits that affected him in his development as a Teen Entrepreneur.

Richard spoke about how rejection was a force that hit him hard, and hit him often. He used the sting of rejection in order to become more passionate about his craft, to become more persevering, and in order to thrive and become successful. Richard spoke about how rejection led to mistakes and failures which he found common among all entrepreneurs and that he found it crucial one admit to said mistakes and failures. He also spoke about the value of connections and associates in entrepreneurship.

Richard also spoke on how being a teenager resulted in having a limited income and consequently, limited resources. Richard elaborated on how he was able to get past this roadblock by using what was available (school’s equipment in his case) to make the best quality material, instead of more material at a lesser quality. Also, being a teenager, school hours were not business hours. Richard was unable to check his email at school or answer phone calls during the day, so he had to resort to going the bathroom to use his cell phone to reply to everyone. He also played on his school’s football team, which limited his home time and therefore, his time to spend on business.

He spoke about how he found his age was a crutch to some, but he advised fellow teen entrepreneurs to deny the naysayers, take things in small amounts, and to listen to advice. He also emphasized the role of getting out and meeting people in person.

We here at Teens in Tech are just as delighted as we launch the official blog for Teens in Tech. I’m Sean Quinn, Community Blogger for Teens in Tech, and I will be reporting both the latest news and information pertaining to Teens in Tech both before and after our service’s official launch.

The Teens Plugged In: Second Annual Teens in Tech Conference sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Comerica Bank, and Microsoft in the Hewlett-Packard Auditorium in Palo Alto, California, which occurred yesterday, Tuesday, May 12, 2008. This conference was able to spotlight the effect teenagers are making in the technology business as well as advice that came from technological entrepreneurs to teenagers of today. This conference featured the President and CEO of Teens in Tech, Daniel Brusilovsky as well as the Vice President of Operations, Richard Escobedo introducing the company’s vision and plans, while Richard also gave a keynote address. Video of this address as well as further details from the conference will be available soon. For more information on the conference, click here.

Also, we’ll have a new theme coming for the blog very soon. It’s already been picked out, we’re just customizing it to our standards at the moment.

I’d like to close by answering a few common questions below the jump.

What is Teens in Tech? Probably the most common question we here on the staff have received, but if you’re asking me, I’m just as excited to answer it every time. Teens In Tech is a community that serves to give hosting for blogs, podcasts, video podcasts (vodcasts), or live streams. We do this because we want to see the next generation, which is rapidly approaching, be able to embrace the future media and to give those teens an opportunity to broadcast their opinions and an audience to broadcast their opinions to.

Why? Why not? We all feel very strongly that teenagers need to embrace this opportunity that has been put forth in front of them. We understand that not all teenagers are financially equipped to embrace said opportunity, so we would like to ease that burden by providing hosting.

What if I don’t know how to blog, podcast, etc? Simple. As blog editor, I plan on providing a page of instructional how-to videos off the original blog page (so as not to confuse how-to entries with news/information about the company) so that those who have never blogged or podcasted could become just as successful and masterful of their art as someone who has amassed hundreds of entries or episodes.

Where do I go with any questions or comments? Email us at or leave a comment here on the blog. I’ll make sure to deal with each comment individually and personably so that no question is left unresolved or unanswered.

I think I can make a positive contribution to Teens in Tech. Are there any job openings? We operate on a case-by-case basis, hiring those who are able to fit our needs. Email us at with your professional resume and credentials as well as how you would like to help us out at Teens In Tech. Your e-mail will be dealt with as promptly as possible.

I’m a member of the media. Who do I contact? E-mail us at and we’ll be able to help you as soon as possible.

So I know the blog is launched, but when is the actual service launching? We’re not sure at the moment, we plan on a launch in the very near future, but we will keep everyone updated as soon as a launch date is announced and a countdown will begin.