Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Terry-Matthews-Quotes.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Terry-Matthews-Quotes.html Terry Matthews Quotes http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Brokering-Broadband-How-Matthews-Achieved-Serial-Success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Brokering-Broadband-How-Matthews-Achieved-Serial-Success.html A journalist once suggested to Mathews, “The standard wisdom is that Canadians are more risk-averse than Americans and therefore less aggressive.” Matthews’ response? “Okay, so I suggest you write some articles to stay that’s bullshit. Canadians need to just get on with it.” http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-5-Wheres-the-extra-value.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-5-Wheres-the-extra-value.html Before Matthews gets behind a product, he always asks himself one important question: “Where’s the extra value?” http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-4-This-is-such-a-titchy-bit-of-the-iceberg.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-4-This-is-such-a-titchy-bit-of-the-iceberg.html The forecasts for the Mitels, Ciscos, and Nortels of the world have not always been kind. Indeed, many experts have long predicted that their inflated bubble is about ready to collapse. But Matthews has never been one to listen to the experts. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-3-Develop-a-tight-team-relationship-and-a-fighting-spirit-that-wins.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-3-Develop-a-tight-team-relationship-and-a-fighting-spirit-that-wins.html As a young boy growing up in Wales, Matthews was a born engineer. He loved to fix anything that was broken, and break something even if it was not just for the fun of putting it back together again. If anyone in town had an electric motor that needed repairing, or even a musical box that needed a second life, they knew where to turn. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-2-You-cant-cut-grass-when-its-covered-with-snow.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-2-You-cant-cut-grass-when-its-covered-with-snow.html Matthews has had more successes than failures in his lifetime, but if there is one thing he has taken away from those failures it is this: timing is everything. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-1-Persistence-is-the-single-most-important-thing-for-success.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/Lesson-1-Persistence-is-the-single-most-important-thing-for-success.html Matthews’ career has largely been characterized by two things: his persistent and active involvement in all of his companies, and his thorough knowledge of the industry in which he is involved. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/The-Telecommunications-Tycoon-Terry-Matthews-Takes-Off.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/The-Telecommunications-Tycoon-Terry-Matthews-Takes-Off.html “The ability to communicate in broadband is a dramatic instigator of change in everything we do in life and I'm not going to miss out on it,” said Matthews recently, indicating his reluctance to retire anytime in the near future. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/The-Entrepreneurial-Engineer-The-Early-Years-of-Terry-Matthews.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4955/The-Entrepreneurial-Engineer-The-Early-Years-of-Terry-Matthews.html You might not know him by name, but this entrepreneur has started up almost 100 companies and, as Wales’ first billionaire, is richer than even Prince Charles. An engineer by training, Terry Matthews became Wales’ richest man by fixing and building things ever since he was young. What started as $4000 in capital and a “long, long holiday” has since become one of the greatest examples of successful serial entrepreneurship in the world. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4804/Ty-Warner-Quotes.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/4804/Ty-Warner-Quotes.html Ty Warner Quotes