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2015.09.19 - NYT - The Pint-Size C.E.O.
- This is sort of what Steven Spielberg's dad did.
Mo's mother: We've run into problems in school with him sitting in business meetings and then having to sit in class and be quiet.
Mo: "It's ridiculous to me because I wanna talk. But you have people who tell you, 'It's time to be quiet.' No, it's not time to be quiet. So I'm gonna talk.
- Sales guys spend all day talking. I think this a result of trying to squeeze everyone into the same bucket. Some people just want to talk a lot, and they should be trained to be professional talkers.
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- "Moziah Bridges started making bow ties when he was 9 years old. Now he is 13 and at the helm of his own company, Mo’s Bows. But when it comes to the business, who is really in charge?"
- Apparently he appeared on Shark Tank.
- I think his mother is definitely right that focusing him sooner will give him a leg-up...
- ...however I think the big problem is that she's focusing him in the wrong direction (fashion). My understanding is that fashion is not a very profitable industry to go into. It's like rich-people's equivalent of being a rap star or a basketball star.