Starting a company won't make you a good CEO, says the serial entrepreneur cofounder of OKCupid

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Sam Yagan started his first company, SparkNotes, his senior year at Harvard University without money or a foundation to build professional success. Yagan went on to be the CEO of Match.com after co-founding OKCupid and is now the CEO of ShopRunner. He credits his success to being present, surrounding himself with people smarter than he is, and being willing to fail. It didn't take Sam Yagan long to start his first company — he didn't even have a college degree y...