Through various social media platforms people are able to follow and interact with their favorite TV personalities, world class entertainers, athletes, friends, families, and even entrepreneurs you aspire to be like. We live in a world dominated by content nowadays and with social media we are able to access this content much more conveniently and efficiently.

Starting a business is not easy task. In fact, it is usually an arduous experience and most of the time fails more often than not. However, a great tool that entrepreneurs have at their disposal is the power of social media and the ability to interact with established and successful entrepreneurs and business people. Whether or not you want to directly tweet at them their accounts exist for a great reason; they want to share advice and give insight and tips to entrepreneurs who were just like them at one point in their lives, trying to get their foot in the door and get to where these people have catapulted themselves. They want to help other entrepreneurs follow their dreams, start a successful business, accomplish their goals and fulfill their dreams. Yes, these famous entrepreneurs may tweet about something you might not care about from time to time but most of the time they are there to be of service to you, influence and inspire you.

 

For any entrepreneur out there that is serious about launching a successful business and looking to make a name for yourself in the business world then I highly recommend following these twenty-five twitter accounts:

 

Name	Twitter Handle	Occupation
Mark Cuban	mcuban	Entreprenuer, Investor, Owner of the Dallas Mavericks
Richard Branson	richardbranson	Founder of the Virgin Group
Michael Strahan	michaelstrahan	Former NFL Player, Media Personality
Steve Forbes	SteveForbesCEO	Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media
Matt Robinson	mattjackrob	Co-founder of GoCardless
Melissa Stewart	MelissaOnline	Founder of SheOwnsIt.com
Kevin Rose	kevinrose	American internet Entrepreneur
Anita Campbell	smallbiztrends	CEO of Small Biz Trends
Dennis Crowley	dens	CEO of Foursquare
Randi Zuckerberg	randizuckerberg	Former Director of Market Development for Facebook
Loic Le Meur	loic	French Entrepreneur and Blogger
Josh Kopelman	joshk	Venture Capitalist and Philanthropist
Maverick Carter	mavcarter	Founder of LRMR Management
LeBron James	KingJames	NBA Player and Social Activist
Kobe Bryant	Kobebryant	Former NBA Player, CEO of Kobe Inc.
Biz Stone	biz	Co-Founder of Twitter, CEO of Jelly
Eric Knopf	ericknopf	Co-Founder of Webconnex
Donald Trump	realDonaldTrump	Chairman and President of The Trump Organization, 45th President of the US
Chris Sacca	sacca	Venture Investor, Entrepreneur
Robert Herjavec	robertherjavec	Founder and CEO of global cybersecurity firm Herjavec Group
Earvin Majic Johnson	MagicJohnson	Former NBA Player, businessman
Peter Guber	PeterGuber	Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, Executive Chairman of The Golden State Warriors
Mark Suster	msuster	Entreprenuer
Ali Brown	AliBrown	Entreprenuer and CEO of Ali International, LLC
Casey Halpern	Caseyisabeast	Future NBA, NFL or MLB Executive

 

 

All of these folks take to Twitter to provide their opinions, thoughts, tips, advice, and perspectives from both sides of startup game. Twitter is an extremely influential tool and just by following these specific people and reading through their tweets and everything they publish can be very beneficial and worthwhile.

The common theme that all of these people share is not that they’re all worth millions and millions of dollars but that they never quit when times got tough. Their sheer will and determination took them to where they are today. They all failed countless times, got back up from off the floor, dusted themselves off, went back to the drawing board and failed so many times until they truly succeeded. If you’re serious about launching your own business and becoming a successful entrepreneur, then don’t procrastinate. Act now, see what’s out there, see how you can climb the ladder and become one of these moguls. Follow the lead of these people and carve out your own unique path to success. Get inspired, get started, further your educational journey, accomplish your goals, and fulfill your dreams.

 

“Grit, desire, and discipline are free and the only equipment you need to start just about endeavor you’ll set out to do.” – Michael Strahan

Casey Halpern is a student in his senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can connect with him on LinkedIn, or follow him on Twitter @Caseyisabeast