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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Being a co-founder of a real estate investment company allows me to set my own objectives, determine my work hours, and reap the rewards of my actions. Everything had potential, but as an employee, my power to act upon the opportunities I saw was limited. 6- Gaining success for your employees. 2- Lot’s of fun.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. Joel met his co-founder for Fog Creek software and learned a valuable management lesson. Smart, capable managers would not hesitate to make decisions instead of allowing their employees to make them.