Mike Repole Says 'I Spend More Time Talking People Out Of Being An Entrepreneur,' Warns Of Daily Bankruptcy Risks In First 5 'Survival Years' - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Beverage mogul Mike Repole, who sold Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) for nearly $10 billion, warns that entrepreneurship is far riskier than most success stories portray.Repole Cautions Against Startup RiskRepole, 56, in an interview with the School of Hard Knocks, a social-media channel featuring successful entrepreneurs, said he often discourages people from starting their own businesses, reported Fortune."I spend more time talking people out of being an entrepreneur," he said.He added, " ...