Close Reading of “Entrepreneurs & Bankers: The Evolution of Corporate Empires” by Robert Cherney. Read for answers to the following questions:

How does Cherney define “empire builders” and why is what these men accomplished different from the entrepreneurs who came before them?









What are the THREE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES TO BUSINESS made by these “empire builders”? List each change and give a piece of evidence used by the author that demonstrates the change was happening:

















What concerns did Americans eventually have about these corporate empires? What did the government do to try to address public concern?









What is Cherny’s THESIS / MAIN POINT for the whole article? Can you find a sentence in the article where he clearly states his thesis? (Copy it)

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"Serial entrepreneur"

"Serial entrepreneurs are people who are constantly coming up with new businesses or at least ideas for one and so are invested in many ventures at the same time. An example would be Elon Musk."

"The thing about Serial entrepreneurs is that unlike empire builders and normal entrepreneurs, they would be less likely to be invested in the long term success of an individual project because they have quite a number going on and their attention is therefore divided."

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