cff7410346f86f54128233c3_pa4081c.jpg Paul Lachine

The Dangerous Myth of the Hero Entrepreneur

All over the world, children study math and science in the hope of becoming Bill Gates. But the hero-entrepreneur myth can be dangerous, because what healthy economies really need is not more entrepreneurs, but rather enough people who are willing to work for them.

NEW YORK – Earlier this month, I sat on a panel in Monte Carlo, a hotspot of the establishment, discussing the question, “Why can't Europe be more like the US?” The formal name of the panel was “Silicon Envy: Will Europe ever build the next new media giant?”

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