History's Greatest Startup: The Standard Oil Company

Rockefeller's achievements as an entrepreneur are inspiring. We can learn alot from his success. I think that the principles of building a successful business are the same today as they were in 1865 when Rockefeller bought control of "Excelsior Oil Works," the predecessor of Standard Oil.

If you want to read more about Rockefeller, I recommend the biography "Study in Power" by Allan Nevins. It's out of print, but you can find used copies on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap...). You could also check it out from the library (but don't check it out if you go to school at A&M -- I'm not done with it).