Entrepreneurship

Ghafoor Hussain has kitted out a big bus with a rolling kitchen to supply migrants with a hot meal.

There are plenty of entrepreneurs who have potentially groundbreaking — or at least profitable — ideas. But a new book says there are far fewer with the confidence to simply throw themselves into their projects, even though that may be the key to success.

When you picture what success looks like in Silicon Valley, you might think of a hoodie-clad guy fresh out of Stanford — or maybe an older, tie-wearing investor type. But what about a woman?

The life of a bike messenger in any big city has its risks. In Beirut, Lebanon, violence and chaotic streets add to the challenge. And for Degheri Bike Messengers, that’s a business opportunity.

It’s hard to be an entrepreneur in France these days, what with government regulation and a French attitude that failure is just bad form. So some French entrepreneurs are settling in Silicon Valley and bringing their French style with them.