Interview With The Most Successful Entrepreneurs

Over 28% of all ‘history’ made since the birth of Christ was made in the 20th century. So what is the role of entrepreneurship in society, economy and the story of our civilization?

Vikas Shah, professor of entrepreneurship, interviews 34 of the biggest businesspersons in the world, including John Sculley, ex-CEO of Apple, and Nobel peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank, Professor Muhammad Yunus. They discuss the characteristics of great entrepreneurs, the steps to success, philanthropy, wealth and global economy. 

Today, there are more than 400 million entrepreneurs around the world — that means one in every 18 persons owns a business, according to statistics compiled by dealsunny.com.

That number is only growing. Many people are leaving their nine-to-five jobs to pursue their own entrepreneurial journeys. What do these 34 great stories of success have to teach us? What warnings and tips do the entrepreneurs have?

Interestingly, the countries with the highest rate of entrepreneurs per capita are:

28.1% Uganda

16.7% Thailand

13.8% Brazil

13.7% Cameroon

13.3% Vietnam 

There are no developed countries among the top 25 most entrepreneurial countries. The list closes with France (1.7%), and Italy and Japan (1.3% each).

This raises two important questions: How can we make these numbers grow? And why would that be important?

This article provides all the answers.