Why Stories of Entrepreneurship Are So Inspiring
Entrepreneurs are people who don't accept the world as it is but imagine and create the world as it could be.
by David L Veksler
May 30, 2018
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” – Peter Drucker
Why do we find stories of entrepreneurs inspiring?
Entrepreneurs are people who don't accept the world as it is but imagine the world as it could be and make life more pleasant, one improvement at a time. Some of the products they create profoundly change our lives—such as the flush toilet or the airplane—while others improve them little by little in small ways, such as a stool cushion from the founder of Airbnb for sitting through art critiques. Each entrepreneur solves the problems familiar to him or her using their unique perspective and the resources available to them. The sum of their work has profoundly transformed our lives for the better.
Starting a business is courageous. In the film The Founder, McDonald's founder Ray Kroc is shown standing in front of the dirt lot which will become his first McDonald's restaurant. Ray kneels down and scoops up a hand…
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