The few that do succeed do so with unmatched focus, discipline, and unconventional thinking.

Across all three studies, the people who become successful entrepreneurs were more likely to have teenage histories of defying their parents, staying out past their curfews, skipping school, shoplifting, gambling, drinking alcohol, and smoking marijuana.

There’s no right or wrong in deciding where to work to prepare you for your own entrepreneurial journey. On average, founders of billion-dollar companies had eleven years of work experience before founding. They were more likely either to have started companies throughout their career or to have worked at brand-name corporations like Google, McKins