T+D October 09 // Intelligence //

The Rare Breed of Entrepreneurs

By Ann Pace

The portrait of the quintessential entrepreneur is far different from real life.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates may seem like the typical entrepreneur: the son of an attorney and philanthropist who dropped out of college and began his first company at age 21.

However, the newest research on the background of entrepreneurs shows that Gates’ demographics put him in the minority. According to a study conducted by the