When my father took the company helm in 1964 he immersed himself in all facets of the business.

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Earl also got my father into the company after college.

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Another example is from a company my father helps operate, International Micro Industries.

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Shortly after the sale my father approached the newly owned company with the then crazy idea of selling books on the newfangled thing called the Internet.

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We settled in Orlando, where my father opened a plant for a company that sold T-shirts and knickknacks to theme parks.

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"My father is a businessman, he has his own company so he was behind, supporting and advising me even in the beginning when it was very, very difficult, " the entrepreneur remembers.

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My father often said that the most important entrepreneurial seed a company grows is the talent that represents it.

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My father was the well-paid president of a marketing company, and made extra income from his side consulting business.

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As a side note, my father gave Michael Bloomberg early advice when he was starting up his company.

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And while my father stayed on for a year after Steve left Apple, much of the excitement and drive of the company had dissolved.

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