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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Kevin O'Leary Says 'Two-Thirds of Americans Should Not Be Entrepreneurs' — Are You One of Them?

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary shares during a podcast interview that two-thirds of Americans should not be entrepreneurs (Credit: Twitter / 8150 @8150Vail)

It's a provocative statement, but when prominent Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary says that two-thirds of Americans shouldn't be entrepreneurs, he isn't trying to discourage ambition; he's describing a reality most people underestimate.

​In a podcast appearance, O'Leary argues that 'about two-thirds' of people lack the core trait required to even begin: the ability to take real risk.

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