The Early Dreams of Ross Perot
Born Henry Ross Perot on June 27, 1930, Perot grew up in the rural Texarkana, Texas (bio.com, 2011)1. Hard work was engrained into Perot’s life from a very early age. At as young as seven he was already working a myriad of jobs. Perot credits the values learned in his childhood to his later success in life. After high school, Perot enrolled in the United States Naval Academy (Entrepreneur.com, 2008). After returning from duty, he was hired at IBM and was quickly recognized as a talented salesman. Discontent with being a mere salesman, Perot continually thought up ways to improve ...
