The world’s Rush fans are still lamenting the recent death of Neil Peart , the band’s celebrated drummer and lyricist, at age 67. As I reflect on the multitude of tributes to this once-in-generation musician, what strikes me most is the influence his words had on me as an entrepreneur. His songbook is a veritable users manual for entrepreneurs in training. An unwavering Rush fan since the 1980s, I have long admired the band’s pyrotechnic power, unearthly precision, and well-documented refusal to compromise its artistic ideals. But it was Peart’s lyrics that fortified and inspired my efforts in co-founding […]

