Bangalore: Ever wondered what it feels like to be a President of rich and powerful country and a successful entrepreneur at the same time? Well, it must surely feel nice, else would these top notch political leaders and presidents opt for such a thing? Politics is uncertain and hence it does not make any promises, these men clearly understood the importance of having a source of income to support their luxurious life style post retirement and hence chose entrepreneurship as a back-up career.

In the most recent Steven Spielberg flick, Lincoln, the character played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who also won the Academy award for the same, depicts the exact mannerism of the kindest American president, Abraham Lincoln who was also an entrepreneur in reality.” A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll... it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and dessert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp... What's the use of knowing True North?” is an epic dialogue in the film said by Lincoln which is booster quote to all entrepreneurs. Here is a rich and powerful list of American presidents who started as entrepreneurs, as compiled by entrerpreneur.com

George W Bush

43rd President of the United States

January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009

George Bush one of the most popular American President was also the first president with an MBA degree. Known to be clever and smart, Bush had carefully invested a good sum in Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers, $600,000. Though he was in power, he did the right move by selling these stakes in 1998 for $15 million, grabbing a great return of around 2400 percent on his actual initial investment.

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