Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia

I came across this interesting article, Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia on NY Times last year. Thought I would share.

Excerpts from the article

“The report, compiled by Julie Logan, a professor of entrepreneurship at the Cass Business School in London, found that more than a third of the entrepreneurs she had surveyed — 35 percent — identified themselves as dyslexic.”

“Much has been written about the link between dyslexia and entrepreneurial success. Fortune Magazine, for example, ran a cover story five years ago about dyslexic business leaders, including Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways; Charles R. Schwab, founder of the discount brokerage firm that bears his name; John T. Chambers, chief executive of Cisco; and Paul Orfalea, founder of the Kinko’s copy chain.”

You know how, when parents discover that their children suffer from dyslexia or attention deficit disorder, they are usually very worried about their learning process and education? Perhaps the cause for worrying is undue. These children have their own way in adapting and outshining the rest of their peers

Of Kiasu-ism and Education

In one of my entrepreneurial conversations, I was challenged by my American mentor to marry two totally different industries to bring out new ideas. For example, coffee and automobile industry. Or diving and Virtual World (I’ll leave this rather interesting thought process for another time)

Of Blogs and Not

Blogs have become a common fixture in the lives of Singaporeans, starting off as an avenue for personal expression, and more recently, the business community has been quick to jump on to leverage on blogs as a platform to engage its target audience.