There are also many podcasts and articles that study modern entrepreneurs and companies, but little studying anything more than 50 years ago. The problem for current professionals applying business practices from hot new startups is they often have not been tested by the market and definitely not been sustained over time. Its shocking how quickly we attribute ‘success’ to a startup simply because they’ve secured venture funding but no real customer base to speak of.
I am an enterprise software seller with 10+ years in business experience selling to Fortune 500 companies for various companies including venture-backed startups and large enterprises like Oracle. I have a real understanding of how businesses run and grow, which gives me a unique perspective as a business writer.
My goal is to tell great stories about the lives of proven, successful entrepreneurs from history and garner real business lessons from them. I’ll take my learnings from their lives, reference modern-day famous research and authors, and input my own career experiences.
Saumuel Insull, “The Henry Ford of Electricity”
Frederic Tudor, “The Ice King”
James Athearn Folger, “Folgers Coffee”
Paul Cuffee, “Business. The Platform for Change”
Joshua Ballantine 