No, I'm high in math, but pretty generalized in everything. One statistic he left out: Those entrepreneurs who didn't go on to grad school deliberately chose not to out of a belief that they didn't need to and could do it themselves.
Michael D.
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Oct 29, 2008 02:35:29 AM
Semi-match
At 12 I watched my parents lose everything in the '73 recession. It made me very aware of the differences between obstinance and opportunity. I've been a lawn-mower entrepreneur since I was 13. Started appeasing my pyro-tendencies at 15 by opening a hi-way fireworks stand in Oklahoma. Bought and sold British sport cars at 17. Scored in the 99 percentile in Math on the SAT. At 19 quit the fireworks and cars to head for design school in California, stuck around for an MFA, but didn't finish. GPA was all over the map; I found that I either loved or loathed the classes. Worked in marketing for a year, then went out on my own. 22 years later and still in the design business with a healthy income and a lot of time to call my own. In those early lull years of being in business I sought employment, but was apparently unemployable. They did me a favor and kept me on my path even in some frightfully lean years.
Yeah Who
of CA
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Oct 29, 2008 00:07:27 AM
I'm a Match
Never would have believed I had the entrepreneural spirit in me at the time:
Yes - Bachelor of Art
Yes - Couldn't decide on major until, I realized I needed to graduate and move on w/ my lie
Yes - Would like to get my MFA, understand it is/will be the new MBA
Yes - We won't talk about GPA
Worked my own way through college; balancing full-time employment with classes. Allowed me to graduate with some (not much) student loan debt. And, I attended some great universities in Chicago: Northwestern and DePaul.
Worked the corporate gig for 14 years before venturing out on my own. It's now been eight years and nursing myself/my company from one of its worst 2007-2008.
Matt Bandyk, a reporter for U.S. News, explores capitalism from where it all begins, with the entrepreneur, whose risk taking and experimentation provide the roots from which the rest of the economy grows. As much courage as it takes to create one's own business, even the entrepreneur needs some help, and this blog will look at news, trends, and practical advice for starting and running a small business.
Michael D. @ Oct 29, 2008 02:35:29 AM
Yeah Who of CA @ Oct 29, 2008 00:07:27 AM
Joann Sondy of MI @ Oct 27, 2008 16:54:56 PM
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