America's Two Earliest Startups Gave True Meaning To The Word 'Perseverance'

Ask any successful entrepreneur or investor what attributes are critical to building a successful business, and it's a safe bet that "perseverance" will be near the top of the list. And there's no better illustration of this than the stories of two of the country's original successful startups -- the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies. In those days, of course, "surviving" as a startup meant something different than it means today. In those days, surviving meant, well, surviving. The Jamestown sett...