http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/does-book-smarts-translate-to-entrepreneurial-smarts/ Young Entrepreneur Forums - your online discussion forum to share and talk about Entrepreneurship. A place to learn and to help others with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:32:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/does-book-smarts-translate-to-entrepreneurial-smarts/comment-page-1/#comment-415 JED(FOOTSIE)LEWIS Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:21:53 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=92#comment-415 Ted was my roomate at the school and it must be said that of all his attributes the greatest was his HEART!!! Ted was my roomate at the school and it must be said that of all his attributes the greatest was his HEART!!!

]]> http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/does-book-smarts-translate-to-entrepreneurial-smarts/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Arlo Erdaka Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:47:43 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=92#comment-414 there are truly many examples of succesful school dropouts. Paul Allen, Steve Jobs and Richard Branson to name a few. Even, in my lovely country of Indonesia, one of the biggest students tutoring franchise is owned by, ironically, a college dropout (his name is Sony Sugema,btw). to me, it's an issue of likes and dislikes. psychologically, people who like what they're doing tend to produce better results. maybe, these people liked being entrepreneurs more than being students. and they had the guts to pursue what they love the most, despite the pressure to meet with society's standards (having a stable job and so forth). having good academic education plus entrepreneurial spirits and smarts would be a major plus, though. there are truly many examples of succesful school dropouts. Paul Allen, Steve Jobs and Richard Branson to name a few. Even, in my lovely country of Indonesia, one of the biggest students tutoring franchise is owned by, ironically, a college dropout (his name is Sony Sugema,btw). to me, it’s an issue of likes and dislikes. psychologically, people who like what they’re doing tend to produce better results. maybe, these people liked being entrepreneurs more than being students. and they had the guts to pursue what they love the most, despite the pressure to meet with society’s standards (having a stable job and so forth). having good academic education plus entrepreneurial spirits and smarts would be a major plus, though.

]]> http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/does-book-smarts-translate-to-entrepreneurial-smarts/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Danny Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:32:47 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=92#comment-413 Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinkos is another example of this. If you read his book Copy this he talks about his challenges as a dyslexic hyperactive entrepreneur. Many of these successful entrepreneurs were "learning disabled" I am sure if Ted went to McCallie School in the 90's they would have put him on Ritalin and said he had a "disease" called ADHD. Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinkos is another example of this. If you read his book Copy this he talks about his challenges as a dyslexic hyperactive entrepreneur. Many of these successful entrepreneurs were “learning disabled” I am sure if Ted went to McCallie School in the 90’s they would have put him on Ritalin and said he had a “disease” called ADHD.

]]> http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/uncategorized-blog/does-book-smarts-translate-to-entrepreneurial-smarts/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Dame Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:20:51 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=92#comment-412 I do believe that schools only prepare you for a job, but it also helps you get a head start on becoming and entrepreneur. But if you already have the smarts and know what you want to accomplish, no amount of school is going to change that. Some of the biggest entrepreneurs never finished school. Look at Bill Gates, Michael Dell (I believe he is one) that dropped out of school onces they realize that school wasn't going to help them with what they wanted to do. Oprah, didn't even attend college, I'm not positive, but I don't believe she even finished high school. I do believe that schools only prepare you for a job, but it also helps you get a head start on becoming and entrepreneur. But if you already have the smarts and know what you want to accomplish, no amount of school is going to change that. Some of the biggest entrepreneurs never finished school. Look at Bill Gates, Michael Dell (I believe he is one) that dropped out of school onces they realize that school wasn’t going to help them with what they wanted to do. Oprah, didn’t even attend college, I’m not positive, but I don’t believe she even finished high school.

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