The stories in this collection were published when the development of websites as a new content medium collided with an enthusiastic business school student’s idea to expand on an assignment to interview an entrepreneur.
The first stage of my career in technology and management consulting turned towards product-centric ventures during night school and a particularly influential class on entrepreneurship. Classroom learning about business ideas, decision making and target markets were amplified significantly when active entrepreneurs lectured and were sought out for advice. That was the driving force to interview entrepreneurs and publish their stories.
Evolving into a marketing professional with a customer-centric philosophy I have enjoyed working in technology, financial service, entertainment and consumer product companies. Developing these skills at the early stage in my career were certainly influenced by the various accounts written about in the Entrepreneur’s Mind.
After many years of quietly resting in first-gen HTML this site has been redesigned to tell these stories again. The businesses have not all survived, the world has certainly gotten faster and more technically sophisticated, but the lessons and advice are foundational to any growing venture.
Please enjoy.
Steven DeBenedictis
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