From people who create businesses to individuals who work for entrepreneurs, people often have a preconceived notion of what success looks like. For many, success is a powerful tech titan who has pushed his or her way through Silicon Valley to make droves of money and make a mark on the world.
But should that be the standard? Is that what a "good job" looks like?
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"So much emphasis, so much attention is paid to Silicon Valley and the big biographies that sell and the classic entrepreneurs who've done amazing things," Rowe says, "It's all wonderful. But it's overwhelming. It's hard to relate to these big, giant, epic stories."
In other words, success in business has become stereotyped. If you're not Steve Jobs or trying to become the next Steve Jobs, then you haven't made it. Rowe, of course, relishes even the most modest idea of success and job creation.
"It's the story of a guy who learned a trade -- a plumber, an electrician, a steamfitter or pipe-fitter -- and prospered at it, protected his own margin and realized the only way to grow was to hire someone else," he says. "It's unusual to hear stories of entrepreneurship that start truly in the dirt, and that's odd. Because most of them do."
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