<p>What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us.</p><p>Special Guest: John McDonnell.</p>

What does it take to be an entrepreneur? What is the skill set that separates the entrepreneur from the rest of us? Might there even be a personality or gene that helps people be especially gifted here?In today’s episode we get to listen in to a short snippet of a recent conversation I had with John McDonnell, the leader and owner behind McDonnell Douglas which eventually sold to Boeing about what he says at the start of the company, and what it might imply for the rest of us. Special Guest: John McDonnell.

Tactics from the Owner's Box: Lessons on Enterpreneurship with John McDonnell

What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? 
These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story.

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What does it mean to be a strategic owner? How might it matter if something is owned in the public market or, by a founder or family? What about the time horizon, and what does it mean to say you are invested for the long term? Beyond a single business’ success, do the patterns of ownership of businesses across the country make a difference in the ways these businesses run, whether mom-and-pop shops or multi-national corporations? These hidden patterns of ownership are an invisible current with implications on the products we buy, the companies we work at, and the communities we live in. This podcast, “The Owner’s Box” is about telling that story.

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