Nick Miller, co-founder and CEO of the restaurant-software company Gather, attributes his success to his education in philosophy. He points out that the same qualities that make a philosopher successful are essential to entrepreneurship.
He lists the top five as follows:
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They love debate.
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They are comfortable with the uncomfortable.
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They see the big picture and the smallest details.
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They keep their emotions in check.
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They dissect complex problems.
He elaborates on each, in his article for Entrepreneur Magazine. We appreciate the clarity with which he writes—something, we hope, he also learned from philosophy.
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