Scott Fox (author)
{{short description|American financial and self-help author}}
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| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, United States
| nationality = American
| education = Bachelor of Arts in management, Juris Doctor in intellectual property
| alma_mater = University of Michigan, Stanford University School of Law
| occupation = Financial entrepreneurship and self-help author, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder at [http://www.clickmillionaires.com ClickMillionaires.com], [http://www.radioguestlist.com RadioGuestList.com], [https://ocstartupcouncil.org OC Startup Council].
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Scott Fox is an American financial and self-help author, specializing in entrepreneurship and startup company advice. He is a serial Internet entrepreneur, startup advisor, media personality, and angel investor. Founder of the OC Startup Council, the Click Millionaire's MasterMinds Forum at ClickMillionaires.com, and RadioGuestList.com among many other niche website businesses, Fox is best known for his books which have been translated into many languages worldwide. These include Internet Riches: The Simple Money-making Secrets of Online Millionaires, E-Riches 2.0, and Click Millionaires: Work Less, Live More with an Internet Business You Love.
Early life and education
Fox grew up in inner-city Detroit {{cite news|last1=Dumas|first1=John|title=20: Scott Fox of Click Millionaires|url=http://www.entrepreneuronfire.com/podcast/scott-fox-of-click-millionaires-interview-with-john-lee-dumas-of-entrepreneur-on-fire-2/|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=Entrepreneur on Fire}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905007020 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/904684810 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} where he graduated from Cass Technical High School. He received his bachelor's degree in management from the University of Michigan before being recruited to New York by JP Morgan & Company. He began his career as an investment banker on Wall Street. He then returned to school, earning a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University School of Law and attending the Stanford Graduate School of Business in the 1990s.{{cite news|last1=Tardy|first1=Jaime|title=Millionaire Story: Scott Fox|url=http://eventualmillionaire.com/millionaire-story-scott-fox/|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=Eventual Millionaire}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905007020 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/904684810 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} He spent some time as a lawyer and CFO in the entertainment industry, and some working on start-ups in Silicon Valley{{cite news|last1=Steinmann|first1=Jeff|title=Episode #42 Transcript: How to Start a Business Online with Click Millionaires author Scott Fox|url=http://howtoquitworking.com/episode-42-transcript-how-to-start-a-business-online-with-click-millionaire-author-scott-fox/|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=HowToQuitWorking.com|date=22 January 2014}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905007020 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/904684810 cite #3 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC bot/Job 18}} before starting his own companies. Today he is active as a community organizer for the startup ecosystem online and in Southern California as the CEO of the Orange County Startup Council, as well as an angel investor via Tech Coast Angels and startup advisor to early stage ventures worldwide.
Writing
Scott Fox is the bestselling author of three books: Internet Riches, E-Riches 2.0, and Click Millionaires.{{cite news|last1=Strauss|first1=Steve|title=Ask an Expert: Small businesses often seek big banks' help|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/strauss/story/2012-06-24/small-business-big-banks-steve-strauss/55768126/1|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=USA Today|date=22 June 2012}} Each of these books is written to help new entrepreneurs use software, Internet marketing tools, and e-commerce to start an online business.{{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=Eric|title=Click Millionaires: 7 Secrets to Less Work and More Life|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericwagner/2012/09/04/click-millionaires-7-secrets-to-less-work-and-more-life/|accessdate=7 November 2014|work=Forbes|date=4 September 2012}}
Other business ventures
In addition to being an author, Fox is an advisor and investor in startups, a serial start-up entrepreneur, an executive, and a podcaster. He has built multimillion-dollar e-businesses ranging from niche online ventures, to Silicon Valley venture capital-backed startups and Fortune 500 corporate web sites, to sites for celebrities like Bill O’Reilly and Larry King.{{cite news|last1=Jacquet|first1=Tim|title=Click Millionaires Lifestyles Business Book by Scott Fox|url=http://thecorebusinessshow.com/click-millionaires-lifestyles-business-book-by-scott-fox/|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=TheCoreBusinessShow.com|date=2 October 2012}}
Charitable causes
The profits from Fox's books are donated to charity.{{cite news|last1=Dumas|first1=John|title=20: Scott Fox of Click Millionaires|url=http://www.entrepreneuronfire.com/podcast/scott-fox-of-click-millionaires-interview-with-john-lee-dumas-of-entrepreneur-on-fire-2/|accessdate=7 November 2014|publisher=Entrepreneur on Fire}}
Personal life
Fox currently resides in California with his family.
References
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External links
- [http://www.scottfox.com/ Official Site]
- [http://clickmillionaires.com/ Click Millionaires Site]
- [https://ocstartupcouncil.org/ OC Startup Council]
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Category:American financial businesspeople
Category:American finance and investment writers
Category:American self-help writers
Category:Businesspeople from Michigan
Category:Ross School of Business alumni