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Essa e outras 21 perguntas foram feitas pela Forbes para grandes empreendedores. Abaixo segue a resposta de cada um. A reportagem completa você encontra no site da revista.

“They should be prepared to go it alone–being an entrepreneur is not a group effort. It requires everything you’ve got.”
Donald Trump
Net Worth: $2 billion
Age: 63
Source of Wealth: Real estate

“That the business world is full of “received wisdom,” i.e., that the opinions of various business experts are often informed by untested propositions that eventually will be shown to be wrong. (Needless to say, this is per force true of most of the opinions I am passing along here.) The entrepreneur should be prepared to draw on many types of expertise but always with a view to building his case “from the bottom up,” always bearing in mind the old saw: “Nobody knows nothing.” Since no one else really knows, maybe you have a chance to figure it out.”
R.J. Kirk
Net Worth: $1.55 billion
Age: 55
Source of Wealth: Pharmaceuticals

“Be prepared for a lot of rejection. This way you don’t give up.”
John Paul DeJoria
Net Worth: $4 billion
Age: 63
Source of Wealth: Hair products, tequila

“There is no substitute for hard work.”
Steven Schonfeld
Net Worth: $1 billion
Age: 50
Source of Wealth: Proprietary trading

“New entrepreneurs should know that it is better to back a mediocre idea that is brilliantly executed than a brilliant idea that is poorly executed.”
Wilbur Ross
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
Age: 71
Source of Wealth: Leveraged Buyouts

“Risk/reward boundaries.”
Leon Charney
Net Worth: $1.3 billion
Age: 68
Source of Wealth: Oil, real estate, supermarkets

“Be prepared for personal sacrifice. Be prepared to work 24/7 to win. If you are not willing to do this … keep your day job. You have to be willing to go through the ups and downs if you are going to accomplish something.”
John Catsimatidis
Net Worth: $1.65 billion
Age: 61
Source of Wealth: Oil, real estate, supermarkets

“Know exactly what you’re trying to do, and know everything about the business you’re trying to get into.”
William “Tex” Moncrief Jr.
Net Worth: $1.05 billion
Age: 89
Source of Wealth: Oil and gas

Be wise.