Opinion

August 12, 2019

Gen Z want to be founders but can’t name a single role model

Gen Z want to be entrepreneurs but struggle to name founders who inspire them. Those who can, cite old-school blokes like Alan Sugar or Richard Branson.


Maija Palmer

4 min read

A member of Gen Z, Jack Cornes started his first business at age eight, selling vegetables from his grandmother’s garden. By the time he was 14 he had founded an online t-shirt business that was shipping to the US and Australia. Now, age 21, he has just raised £210,000 for his six-person startup HausBots, which makes climbing robots that automate the painting of walls.

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Jack Cornes, a Gen Z founder.
Jack Cornes, a Gen Z founder.
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