The N.E. Patriots, Innovation, and ‘Rise and Grind’

I often chuckle when I read articles about “successful” entrepreneurs and their multi-billion-dollar exits. It seems so easy in these news pieces: a good idea, superior execution, and everything falls into place. Geniuses snap their fingers. Fortunes follow. The reality, in my experience, is different. There can many heartbreaks, pivots, layoffs, and divorces. There are usually