Outrageous Optimism: Wisdom for the Entepreneurial Journey

by Jack Roseman, Steve Czetli

Outrageous Optimism is a collection of entertaining stories describing useful points about starting and running a business. Some are about entrepreneurship; some are about life. All are heartfelt, some are amusing, many are poignant. If you were to learn nothing more from these essays, you will come away with a healthier and more realistic perspective on the entrepreneurial experience and good advice on life itself. Jack just turned 73 and these stories reflect the proudest achievements and condensed wisdom of a long life well-lived. They span his climb from ghetto life in Lynn, MA to CEO of an American Stock Exchange company. Throughout this period, which included the launch of two other companies and 13 years of teaching entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University as a chaired professor, Jack has maintained the unique gift of always keeping his mind open to new ideas. His passion for entrepreneurship has been unrelenting. He enjoys sharing what he has learned with others through story-telling – a means of helping to make his points memorable and their learning painless. In that way, Outrageous Optimism is an insider’s guide to how the game of entrepreneurship is played and how it can be made to deliver that most coveted of trophies B a happy life, one which in the end you will look back upon and say with candor and satisfaction that it was well-lived.

153 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Justin Ritter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read with great insights from a serial enterpreneur local to Pittsburgh.