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Accidental Entrepreneur
- Richard Branson started Virgin as a magazine to campaign against the Vietnam War.
- He learned entrepreneurship by necessity, handling printing, distribution, and other business aspects.
Beating the System
- David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group, bypassed traditional routes to success.
- He put his memos on top of the president's inbox while working in the White House.
Early Career Sexism
- Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk and Yahoo!, faced sexism early in her career.
- Male colleagues called her "Karl" to hide the fact they were traveling with a woman.