For those of you who missed the fun…and the education – thought that I’d share seven pearls of entrepreneurial wisdom from the Co-Founder of Jiffy Lube, Philadelphia University’s President, Steve Spinelli, from Tuesday’s “Dining with the CEO”…
· Entrepreneurs need Hearts on Fire and Brains on Ice.
· Never forget the wisdom of the great World War II General, George C. Patton, “Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.”
· Thought to an entrepreneur without action is frivolous. Action without thought is dangerous.
· Entrepreneurship is opportunity obsessed, holistic in approach and leadership balanced.
· The Field of Dreams was wrong. If you build it, they may never come.
· Get VERY CLEAR on your market demand, market size and structure and your margin analysis but…
· Be careful that you don’t get so complicated that you work yourself out of a great business model.
And if you’d like some more “tidbits” about what it took to grow one of the most successful franchises ever…drop me a line at ckuchler@ceothinktank.com and I’ll share the rest!
Tags: Awesome Experience, Entrepreneurial Excellence, Leadership
