After much pondering, I decided to base my first blogpost on Anousheh Ansari whom I met with my wife last Thursday. She's had an amazing story: an immigrant turned successful entrepreneur, her family created the Ansari X Prize to accelerate efforts for private space exploration. Anousheh then became the first private female space explorer in September of 2006. She's now a space ambassador and continues to be an inspiration for numerous people around the world (her blog had 25 million hits during the time she was blogging from space).
Anousheh's a great example for tech entrepreneurs not just because she's had such an inspiring story but because she also embodies and exemplifies the great qualities investors looks for in entrepreneurs: big vision, excellent track record of execution and thinking outside the box.
