Comments on: A snapshot of entrepreneurs http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/05/a-snapshot-of-entrepreneurs/ Info, comments and musings on company culture, communications and employee hiring, motivation and retention Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: This is leadership? Yuk! http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/05/a-snapshot-of-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-51763 This is leadership? Yuk! Fri, 30 May 2008 09:40:45 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=777#comment-51763 [...] their dorm rooms, sure, there are a few that make it big. But the great majority of companies are started by seasoned business people and the most successful have advanced [...] [...] their dorm rooms, sure, there are a few that make it big. But the great majority of companies are started by seasoned business people and the most successful have advanced [...]

]]> By: Miki http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/05/a-snapshot-of-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-51758 Miki Thu, 29 May 2008 00:04:51 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=777#comment-51758 Hi Luke, thanks for visiting. I think you're right, but the interesting thing is that in addition to those "modest" companies most of those that are funded by the venture community are still "older," as in thirties, forties, fifties and up (yeah, up:) Hi Luke, thanks for visiting. I think you’re right, but the interesting thing is that in addition to those “modest” companies most of those that are funded by the venture community are still “older,” as in thirties, forties, fifties and up (yeah, up:)

]]> By: Luke http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2008/05/a-snapshot-of-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-51756 Luke Wed, 28 May 2008 20:43:55 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=777#comment-51756 I think the media paints a picture of what they want to feel; not what's reality. They want to feel that it's possible for every college kid to start-up a company that is valued in the billions before it's 5th anniversary. However, we all know every company can't do that, but what makes a better story to sell? One "kid" strikes it rich or twenty 50 year olds open and sustain modest companies that put together might reach a value of $1 billion. I think the media paints a picture of what they want to feel; not what’s reality.

They want to feel that it’s possible for every college kid to start-up a company that is valued in the billions before it’s 5th anniversary.

However, we all know every company can’t do that, but what makes a better story to sell? One “kid” strikes it rich or twenty 50 year olds open and sustain modest companies that put together might reach a value of $1 billion.

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