Entrepreneurship:

Entrepreneur A person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money Examples: Duck Commander, Orange County Choppers, Microsoft, Ford etc.

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The Idea Phil Robertson spent many years teaching Felt time, talents better spent in woods Not satisfied with calls on market

The Start Began experimenting with call making First Duck Commander call made in 1972 Became incorporated in 1973 Home became his factory

Getting off the ground Commercial fishing kept family fed Phil traveled store to store in early days

Now All four of Phil’s sons have worked for company at some point Multinational business Calls still being “built, blown, packaged, & shipped” in the Robertson’s home

Uncle Si Louisiana Tech Univ. dropout Drafted into Army during Vietnam Retired from Army in 1993

Willie CEO of Duck Commander Founder of Buck Commander Business degree from Univ. of Louisiana Monroe

Jase Started hunting at age 8 Runs manufacturing at Duck Commander Makes sure each call is hand-tuned

Jep Cameraman and editor for Duckmen hunting videos

http://dsc. discovery. com/tv-shows/american-chopper/videos/season-6 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/american-chopper/videos/season-6.htm

Paul Teutul Jr. Co-Founder of OCC Founder of Paul Jr. Designs (2010) Started building motorcycles at 12

Paul Teutul Sr. Founder of Orange County Iron Works and Orange County Choppers (1999)

Pre-Choppers Senior served in merchant marine Started Orange County Iron Works Welding and fabrication jobs

The Early Days 1974: Paul Teutul, Sr. customizes superglide in his basement (Sunshine) Builds True Blue: first original bike Gaines national attention at Daytona and Laconia

American Chopper TLC and Discovery Channel send documentary crews to film OCC Senior and Junior reluctant to make a show Became one of the most popular on tv

Today 50 employees at OCC Build over 100 custom bikes per year 2008: Opened new head quarters and café

http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/bike-customizer/

The Start April 4, 1975: Founded in Albuquerque, NM Started by Bill Gates & Paul Allen January 1979: Moved to Bellevue, WA

Bill Gates Seattle, WA Scored a 1590/1600 on the SAT Dropped out of Harvard in 1974 Stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000 Worth $97.4 billion

Paul Allen Seattle, WA Attended Lakeside School with Bill Gates Left Microsoft in 1982 due to illness Resigned from board in 2000, remained a consultant

Windows & Office Windows: Released Nov. 20, 1985 Office: 1990: Word & Excel released Windows 95: Office bundle with an internet browser

X-Box and Beyond 2001: Enter the video gaming world with X-Box Phones Stores