
Michael P. Connors
Chairman and CEOISG
The Mistake: In the latter half of the ’90s, "internet fever" was a full-blown phenomenon. Every business with a stake in the game was rushing to lay...
Even born leaders have learning curves. In this feature, local insiders share their wisdom and talk about mistakes that shaped their business philosophy.
The Mistake: For Honest Tea the mistake was pretty clearly our decision to become a part owner of a bottling plant. We’d been building the Honest...
The Mistake: In the latter half of the ’90s, "internet fever" was a full-blown phenomenon. Every business with a stake in the game was rushing to lay...
The Mistake: Defining success in the wrong terms. After reviewing a 32-year career, I’ve realized we all make a lot of mistakes. One mistake early in...
The Mistake: In March 2010, after I was interviewed on NPR by Melissa Block for "All Things Considered," SeeClickFix was exposed to a much larger...
The Mistake: Before launching Carvana, I founded a startup several years ago called Looterang. This was the heyday of deal sites like Groupon and...
The Mistake: I don’t think we were overly effective early on in investing in our talent as much as we could have. [My brother] Andrew and I founded...
The Mistake: As we grew, we ended up realizing that we were not only competing with other vendors, but we were competing with our own partners. When...
The Mistake: Thinking that people, particularly those in politics, are all driven by purpose and making an impact. When I was younger, I wanted to be...
The Mistake: My No. 1 mistake started before I started the concept of Hoop Tea. I’ve owned restaurants and bars for 15 years, and without correcting...
The Mistake: My mistake was not recognizing red flags from situations where you just don't fit or your product doesn't fit the client’s culture or...