Tag: EI

“If you have a brain, you are a startup.” So says a sign in Krakow’s “Podgorze” district: once a Jewish Ghetto – home to the Schindler’s Factory of Spielberg’s infamous “Schindler’s List” – and now a hotspot for Polish entrepreneurs.  Amidst the uniform steely industrial warehouses, bits of color and life dart out: signs of the…

“Faith, trust, and pixie dust:” Walt Disney built a business with a pinch of magic, a bit of color, and a dash of dreams. Read about what makes an entrepreneur like Walt Disney so successful at https://ei.ncsu.edu/the-profile-of-an-entrepreneur-walt-disney/

When you hear the name “Elon Musk,” what do you think of? The big-dreaming founder of SpaceX? The builder of the Tesla brand? The man behind PayPal’s creation and growth? A passionate proponent of the environment? Read more about what makes an entrepreneur like Elon Musk successful at https://ei.ncsu.edu/the-profile-of-an-entrepreneur-elon-musk/

Behind every successful entrepreneur is a tangled transcript: a lifetime of soaring successes and abysmal failures and the ever-present will to keep pushing boundaries. Read more about what makes an entrepreneur like Richard Branson successful at https://ei.ncsu.edu/the-profile-of-an-entrepreneur-richard-branson/

Across history, the world’s greatest minds have been entrepreneurs – in every sense of the word – pursuing new ideas, braving risks, seizing initiative, and leaping over obstacles with determination and the contents of their minds.  The following list of advice from these scientists and visionaries and explorers and creators demonstrates the power of persistence,…