Entrepreneur - Jodie Cook (Page 9)

The richest person I know

My friend Jason told me that, growing up, his goal was always, “to be the richest person I know.”

Ninety six percent of companies are turning over less than one million dollars.

Entrepreneurship can be a minefield.

I recently listened to entrepreneur-turned-lecturer A.J. Wasserstein talk about life after he sold his company and found it resonated hugely.

After deciding I wanted to get back in the arena, the plan was to come up with a hundred million dollar idea that we could throw the kitchen sink at.

A company’s culture isn’t defined by its CEO.

What have been your biggest business-changing decisions?

One key difference between entrepreneurs that make it and those that don’t is focus.

I once attended a lecture by a university professor who joked that he saw the world of business as a petri dish.