Fred and George Weasley might have been the best entrepreneurs in Harry Potter.
Coming from one of the poorest families in the wizarding world.
They spent years building products long before they opened a shop.
When Harry gave them 1,000 Galleons, they didn’t quit Hogwarts right away.
Instead, they stayed another year.
Testing products. Talking to people.
Students wanted to skip classes.
Fred and George created a candy where eating one half made your nose bleed and eating the other half made it stop.
Students loved it.
They also made Shield Hats.
They looked like ordinary hats but could block minor curses.
Later, the Ministry of Magic became one of their biggest customers.
Quit school. Underdogs. Early customers.
Build things people want.
Aren’t those some of Silicon Valley’s favorites?
Most people remember Fred and George for their jokes.
I remember two kids who built things when they had very little.
Who left the path everyone expected them to follow.
Who kept making people laugh even when the world around them was getting dark.
I’ve read every Harry Potter book more than seven times.
It was never just a children’s book.
It was the first story that made many of us forget what time it was.
