Friday, December 14, 2007

Dyslexia and Entrepreneurship

The December 6 NYT had a fascinating article about dyslexia and business entrepreneurs. A professor at the Cass Business School in London claims that 35% of the entrepreneurs she surveyed claimed to have some form of dyslexia. The theory seems to be that the compensatory skills developed by many dyslexics -- delegating, oral communication, and problem solving -- equip them particularly well to start their own businesses.

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