The Dyslexic Entrepreneur - your weekly guide to the dyslexic business news
In this week’s newsletter, we spotlight some exciting developments and inspiring stories from the world of dyslexia and entrepreneurship. These recent articles demonstrate the unique strengths that dyslexic individuals bring to the business world and the growing recognition of their contributions.
The Power of Dyslexia in Entrepreneurship: Recent Success Stories
As we wrap up Dyslexia Awareness Week 2024, it's incredible to see how dyslexic entrepreneurs continue to reshape industries and challenge the status quo. This week, several stories emerged that emphasize the cognitive strengths of dyslexia and how it can drive innovation and success in the entrepreneurial world.
Michael Peled's SingIt App: A $1 Million Success Michael Peled, a 23-year-old entrepreneur with dyslexia, developed?SingIt, a language-learning app that uses music to teach English. His personal experience with dyslexia inspired him to create a tool that makes learning more engaging and accessible. Today,?SingIt?is used by over 500,000 students across 12 countries, generating over $1 million in annual revenue
The Dyslexic Edge: Insights from Successful Entrepreneurs My book,?The Dyslexic Edge, launched during Dyslexia Awareness Week, features interviews with entrepreneurs like Sir Charles Dunstone,. Duncan Bannatyne and Theo Paphitis. The book challenges the conventional narrative around dyslexia, highlighting it as a cognitive advantage for innovation and problem-solving
New Research on Dyslexia’s Role in Creativity Research from the World Economic Forum reaffirms that dyslexic individuals often excel in areas requiring creativity, long-term thinking, and adaptability—skills essential for entrepreneurship. This research continues to shift the perception of dyslexia, positioning it as a strength rather than a limitation
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These stories highlight the unique abilities that come with dyslexia and how, when harnessed, they can lead to remarkable entrepreneurial success. Dyslexic thinkers are showing the world that different doesn’t mean less—it means innovative, adaptive, and powerful.
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Best regards,
Jamie Waller, The Dyslexic Entrepreneur.
Jamie is dyslexic and a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. Growing up in London’s East End, teachers told Jamie he wouldn’t amount to anything. However, he benefited from the supportive efforts of the Imps Motorcycle Display Team and the Prince’s Trust. Despite leaving school with no qualifications he started multiple businesses, became a multimillionaire in his twenties and featured in a prime-time TV show that followed him starting his first business.
Currently, Jamie owns a venture capital fund, has thirteen companies under management and employs over 1,000 people worldwide. He is the Founder of The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Network, an organisation committed to empowering less advantaged youth as established by his Majesty the King of England.
Jamie is the author of Unsexy Business (2017) and The Dyslexic Edge (2024), the idea for which came from a conversation with one of the most famous dyslexics on earth, Sir Richard Branson during a cycle ride in early 2023. The Dyslexic Edge challenges the narrative that views dyslexia as a deficit or impediment to success, presenting compelling research and case studies from interviewing some of the world’s most successful dyslexics (Paul Orfelia, Theo Paphitis, Duncan Bannatyne and Kelly Hoppen to name a few), to demonstrate quite the opposite. By delving into the lives and experiences of some of the best-known dyslexic minds worldwide, Jamie and Dr Helen Taylor highlight the distinct advantage that dyslexic thinking brings.
In 2018, Cranfield University awarded Jamie Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2023 he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of His Majesty King Charles III and The Prince’s Trust at the Business Champion Awards.
When he’s not at work, Jamie can be found embracing some of the world's most exciting adventures. This year he’s taking part in the United Arab Emirates desert challenge, in 2025 he will compete in Africa Eco Race and in 2026 is going into Space with Branson’s team at Virgin Galactic.