Secrets Of A Skateboarding Entrepreneur

by The Editors on December 7, 2009

Omsb1207 Ph 345.JpgNope. It’s not another story on Tony Hawk. This Investors.com interview is with former pro skateboarder Jeff Thompson about how he used all the lessons he learned in skateboarding to build a successful internet service provider business in Rhode Island.

To compete and gain sponsors, I had to skate four to six hours a day. It took passion. When you don’t feel like practicing, you can’t say no. You need that same dedication with an emerging technology to get from zero revenue to the Nasdaq. . . If you worry too much about the whole routine as you drop into your first ramp, it can add to your anxiety. It’s better to focus on one trick at a time and do it right.

So that’s the secret. . .

[Link: Investors.com]

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kevin wilkins December 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm

I had pro skateboarder Jeff Thompson’s pro board. So pro. He had very enjoyable routines and always made the fans scream. I especially enjoyed how he never said no to practicing.
Good for him.

tr December 7, 2009 at 9:19 pm

loud ones ?

IR December 9, 2009 at 9:09 am

Ah, a skateboarding routine. So pure.

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