by Chuck Kocher | Jun 10, 2013 | Great Entrepreneurs
Ralph Waldo Emerson is commonly credited with coining the phrase: “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” Even though Emerson never actually uttered or wrote those words (and modern day mousetraps weren’t invented until seven years...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 13, 2012 | Great Entrepreneurs
Sometimes it takes more than a great idea to create a great company. It usually takes someone with great entrepreneurial spirit and drive to turn an idea into business success. And with annual sales of more than $39 billion, 255,573 employees, and a market value of...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 22, 2012 | Great Entrepreneurs
As part of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA shares one of the most iconic logos in the world. The “Three-Pointed Star” immediately conjures up images of luxury, quality, and innovative engineering. Consumers tend to believe the Mercedes promise, “to deliver the best or...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 8, 2012 | Great Entrepreneurs
Let me start off this post by acknowledging that it may be too early to call Apple CEO Tim Cook a great leader or entrepreneur. Cook hasn’t been in the seat all that long, and some could reasonably argue that the new products Apple is bringing out still bear the stamp...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 17, 2012 | Great Entrepreneurs
It’s relatively easy to be ranked as the number 1 company on the Inc. 500 Top Ranked Companies list for 2012. Of course it’s easier when you’re an all-American kid, from the right neighborhood, with the support of your peers and an advanced degree from one of the top...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 3, 2012 | Great Entrepreneurs
Often when we think about entrepreneurs, we assume that they are people who come up with radically new ideas that most of us could never conceive. Often that’s an accurate assumption. But sometimes a successful entrepreneur is a person of passion who takes a simple...
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