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Interaction Among Panelists
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Professor Linda Hill begins the discussion
by asking the panelists: "How do you feel about the word money?"
Answers Godfrey, "It makes me crazy.... This notion that you
have to make money or do good…it’s rampant." Achieving
financial success, while remaining true to one’s social causes,
are not incompatible, observes Godfrey. Lopiano
responds that an entrepreneur can "use the power of knowledge
to get access to anything. But to be the boss or control decision
making, you either need to have money or position."
Asks Hill: "What are the most important lessons you’ve
learned in becoming entrepreneurs? What are the lessons you still
have to learn?" Swan believes that a person has to be not only
willing to take risks in business, but also to understand the value
of plugging away day after day. One "cannot expect this world
to be rational," says Lopiano. "Things aren’t always
decided on who’s right or is most qualified or has the best
argument…."
"What is your typical day like?" asks Hill. "How
long is your day?" Godfrey notes that although her day is long,
she’s learned that "this is a marathon, not a sprint…
I’ve got to take care of myself." Swan, who also worked
long hours, says "I enjoyed it. It didn’t feel like I
was working." |
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