Robert Tuchman, author of Young Guns and Founder of TSE Entertainment, deserves a big high-five for his accomplishments as an entrepreneur, for starting his business while he was still young and single, and for his enthusiasm surrounding everything business, sports and capitalism.  If only he would have used his own business knowledge to hire a professional writer to guide him along, the insights and experience he has to share in his book would be better appreciated.

That being said, the underlying material in Young Guns is helpful, motivational, easy to read and asks all the right questions.  “Why not me?”, the title of Chapter One asks a great one, in fact. A question that warrants a continual answering as your business progresses (at some point there may be a reason it shouldn’t be you).  Going beyond that, the author explains what (besides a good idea and youthful enthusiasm) is essential to starting and maintaining a successful business using real world examples.

I generally love reading inspirational stories from entrepreneurs who have experienced it all, especially at a young age, and honestly think this book would be a great beach read for someone young, just starting out, or in need of general direction (who also doesn’t care if the writing isn’t exactly prize-winning). If you don’t mind excessive exclamation points and an overall “cheerleader” feel covering up what is essentially useful (albeit basic) information, then Young Guns could be just the thing.

Maybe I’m just too old and less of a cheerleader than I used to be.