business acumen

What Makes Elon Musk Great?

Published October 11, 2014 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Risk vs. Reward, VideoTagged entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley, startup, Elon Musk, Tesla, Paypal, SpaceX, business acumen, world-class entrepreneur, innovative companies, Elon Musk attended Queen's University, Elon Musk’s first startup, Zip2
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Focusing on his business acumen, predominantly in regards to Tesla and SpaceX, we’ve written about Elon Musk here at Capitalist Creations quite a bit. But there is much more to the world-class entrepreneur than those two innovative companies. In this Bloomberg Risk Takers special, Musk …

The 5 Worst Industries for Entrepreneurs to Enter

Published July 28, 2014 by Aaron Hoddinott
Category: Investing, StartupsTagged entrepreneur, startup, niche, biggest fears every entrepreneur has, successful business, be a successful entrepreneur, business acumen, lessons of being an entrepreneur, entrepreneurs follow their passion, which businesses are most likely to succeed, restaurant industry, brands, start up restaurant, Zuckerberg, Gates, entrepreneurial talents, Niche within a niche
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Failure. Bankruptcy. Embarrassment. Starting from scratch. These are the biggest fears every entrepreneur has when starting a business. But, for the most part, these outcomes are totally avoidable. There are three sides to every new and eventually successful business. Most importantly, there is the passion. …