Terry Matthews Articles
The Entrepreneurial Engineer: The Early Years of Terry Matthews - Click To Read Article
You might not know him by name, but this entrepreneur has started up almost 100 companies and, as Wales’ first billionaire, is richer than even Prince Charles. An engineer by training, Terry Matthews became Wales’ richest man by fixing and building things ever since he was young. What started as $4000 in capital and a “long, long holiday” has since become one of the greatest examples of successful serial entrepreneurship in the world.
The Telecommunications Tycoon: Terry Matthews Takes Off - Click To Read Article
“The ability to communicate in broadband is a dramatic instigator of change in everything we do in life and I'm not going to miss out on it,” said Matthews recently, indicating his reluctance to retire anytime in the near future.
Lesson #1: “Persistence is the single most important thing for success" - Click To Read Article
Matthews’ career has largely been characterized by two things: his persistent and active involvement in all of his companies, and his thorough knowledge of the industry in which he is involved.
Lesson #2: “You can’t cut grass when it’s covered with snow” - Click To Read Article
Matthews has had more successes than failures in his lifetime, but if there is one thing he has taken away from those failures it is this: timing is everything.
Lesson #3: “Develop a tight team relationship and a fighting spirit that wins” - Click To Read Article
As a young boy growing up in Wales, Matthews was a born engineer. He loved to fix anything that was broken, and break something even if it was not just for the fun of putting it back together again. If anyone in town had an electric motor that needed repairing, or even a musical box that needed a second life, they knew where to turn.
Lesson #4: “This is such a titchy bit of the iceberg” - Click To Read Article
The forecasts for the Mitels, Ciscos, and Nortels of the world have not always been kind. Indeed, many experts have long predicted that their inflated bubble is about ready to collapse. But Matthews has never been one to listen to the experts.
Lesson #5: “Where’s the extra value?” - Click To Read Article
Before Matthews gets behind a product, he always asks himself one important question: “Where’s the extra value?”
Brokering Broadband: How Matthews Achieved Serial Success - Click To Read Article
A journalist once suggested to Mathews, “The standard wisdom is that Canadians are more risk-averse than Americans and therefore less aggressive.” Matthews’ response? “Okay, so I suggest you write some articles to stay that’s bullshit. Canadians need to just get on with it.”
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