The beauty of entrepreneurship, as we’ve highlighted many times, is that it can come in any imaginable form. And some of the most exciting and inspiring entrepreneurs are those who put their unique personalities into their businesses. To some extent, it’s as though they’re marketing their personality. For Matthew Inman, the fortune came from The ... Read more...
You find a bunch of college kids, and you’re going to hear a lot of “living with your parents” jokes. That’s the fate they’ll jokingly predict for one another after graduation, when they can’t find a job. It’s something that a lot of recent grads grudgingly endure, none too proud of it, probably because of ... Read more...
Scott Kurtz is a hero and an icon among comic book artists. There’s a good reason for that. Rather than grinding out as many comics as he could around his hard-scrabble 9 to 5-er, Kurtz has set up a full-time gig for himself and his associates, a whole franchise: PVP. PVP is a sort of ... Read more...
Dhirubhai Ambani was a true frugal entrepreneur. The energy entrepreneur rose from the humblest beginnings and became not only a billionaire but a highly-influential businessman. He was born in a small Indian town called Chorwad and learned from his strict mother how to run a frugal household. Although Ambani’s father was a school teacher, he ... Read more...
Enzo Ferrari’s career tells a simple and classic self-made man’s story. He had a product—more of an art, really—about which he was passionate, and he crafted it his whole life. He made a world-famous icon. Ferrari was the son of a mule skinner and he became a race-car driver for Alfa Romeo. He won 14 ... Read more...