I bought 4 Powerball tickets last Saturday for my chance to win. The voice inside my head said “I hope I don’t. $480M after tax cash is a life changer… be careful what you wish for.” Powerball tickets and Entrepreneurs…
Recently I brought a candidate to a client that wants to grow fast. His untraditional path to success allowed him to start a company which he grew to $50M revenues. After selling it, he started another one and sold it too.
He knows how to grow and scale fast!
Client hesitated…
– Questioned some jobs he had 10 years ago.
– Pontificated about his ability to work in a system
– Experience is awesome but different…
But not one question about “how did he find that kind of success, and with whom?”
This is not uncommon in either Aerospace or Corporate America and, candidly, I was hesitant to bring up his background at all.
After 17 years as an Aerospace Executive Recruiter, I know how companies think…
Entrepreneurs can be like winning Powerball tickets
They bring money to the bank
But managing the windfall becomes a full-time job that 95% of established organizations don’t know how to do. Too much, too fast!
And that’s why there is Private Equity
