Brewing Up A Business
Adventures in Entreprenuership from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Chapter One
THE UNCONVENTIONAL
BEGINNINGS OF AN
ENTREPRENEUR
My dad backed our red pickup truck beneath the second-story window of
my dormitory bedroom. My friends in the next dorm room initiated a
grand send-off by blasting Frank Sinatra's "That's Life" out their windows
as we threw green garbage bags filled with clothes, cassettes, and books into
the back of the truck below. I received this rousing tribute partly in
acknowledgment of my proud Italian-American heritage, but mostly
because I had just been kicked out of prep school a mere 2 months before
graduation. My father drove me home in silence. When we reached the
driveway of our house, he said simply, "Sammy, sometimes you're a tough
kid to love."
I was so disappointed in myself at that moment. Yes, I was disappointed
because I had let my father, my biggest supporter ... read full excerpt from Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery ebook
