Inspiring Book on Being an Entrepreneur

Last week while on vacation we stopped in a local Borders in Louisville Kentucky to help kill some time.  I wandered over to the business section and spotted Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur: Why I Can't Stop Starting Over by Stuart Skorman. 

Book Description
Entrepreneur Stuart Skorman—the founder of Elephant Pharmacy, Hungryminds.com, Reel.com, and Empire Video—grew up in a retailing family in Ohio. He worked every kind of job, from cab driver to professional poker player to CEO. In this entertaining, personal account of his coming-of- age in the business world, Skorman gives an insider’s view of what it takes to start a business from the ground up.

Stuart Skorman offers his hard-won lessons in business for any entrepreneur or small businessperson who wants to create a company that has a heart and soul. He reveals what he learned about marketing while working a stint as a rock band manager and bares his soul about his failure during the dot-com bubble. He describes in vivid terms the roller coaster ride of the entrepreneur in good times and bad and explains how to survive in today’s uncertain business environment.

I thought this book would be inspiring and entertaining and a good read.  Boy, was I right!  I ended up knocking the book off in days.  Stuart's life is quite inspiring and while somewhat being an autobiography of his business career, he provides business advice and lessons-learned that any entrepreneur can apply.  I highly recommend this book.