A few weeks ago I had the chance to interview Mr. Kevin C Maki, author of the book “Tipping the Odds for the Entrepreneur: Big Ideas on Success for the Small Business Owner” (www.TippingTheOdds.com). I will make a review of the book soon, but in the meanwhile, during the interview I was impressed to find out Kevin’s ideas about persistence, entrepreneurs willingness to delay gratification and what makes a successful entrepreneur:
Cristian: Hi Kevin, welcome on board. Tell us a few words about yourself.
Kevin: When I was a teenager I took a job working at a hotel owned by a couple who had come to the US from Eastern Europe. I learned a tremendous amount from them about how to run a successful business. During the 10 years I worked for them the number of rooms in the hotel increased from just over 100 to more than 400 (including a second property they built next door). This experience triggered a life-long fascination with entrepreneurship and the factors associated with small business success and failure. I am trained as a scientist and have managed to combine my interests in science and entrepreneurship in a business that designs and conducts clinical trials to tests food and pharmaceutical products.
Read the interview here.
