n 1983, I was managing Twisted Sister, the band I’d co-founded 10 years earlier. Mick Jones of the band Foreigner happened to be on the same episode—and he’d heard our songs on the radio. Foreigner was signed to Atlantic Records, and Mick told AR’s president, Phil Carson, to check out our performance. Phil offered us a record deal the next night. The business lesson there was clear: Opportunity is mostly preparation. Read more in my unorthodox guide to enterprise,
