Hold onto that towel and don’t make any irrational decisions about getting a real job until you finish reading this post. What you learn here may prevent you from making the worst mistake of your career.
The first time was just a practice run.
Did you know that Bill Gates introduced a really awful product?
No, not Microsoft. Before introducing Microsoft and assuming his position as world’s wealthiest guy, Gates had high hopes of processing and analyzing data from roadway traffic counters. The name of the company was Traf-O-Data. Gate’s partners hit the brakes on the traffic software before the project even got out of the garage.
While his first company was a lemon, Gates soon found fame and fortune as the head of the largest PC software company in the world.
The third time’s the charm.
Henry Ford was a car guy at heart. Despite founding two automotive companies, Ford was determined to become an automotive magnate.
Like many entrepreneurs, he burned through all the money from his first group of investors without ever producing a single car. He did eventually produce a vehicle and raised more money before creating Ford Motor Company that still exists today.
Ford once famously said, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
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