Never Tell Me the Odds

I totally shanked statistics class in business school. I didn't get it. (Naturally my first job was developing financial simulations for Fannie Mae, which oozed statistics.) But over the years I've become fascinated with figuring the odds and the last few weeks have set that part of my brain on fire!

I spent the last week working with ideas entrepreneurial thanks to the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac program. This particular incarnation takes place at the Levin Institute -- love them! It was a blast to meet so many wonderful, optimistic people!

In November I attended Entrepreneurs' Week at Colombia University. Just about every session started with someone or other describing how tough the odds are for achieving success. And yet the place was bustling.

It seems Americans in particular keep venturing despite the odds. Someone told me this week that the United States is like Mecca for entrepreneurs. I hope that's true; it made me proud.