The stockbrokerA young stockbroker was starting his own practice. He had no clients. How did he convince a small number of wealthy people that he could accurately predict stock price movements?

Interview questionThis question has been used as an aptitude test at interviews. You are driving in your sports car on a cold wet evening. You pass a bus stop where you see three people waiting for the bus. One is your best friend from school days who you have not seen for 20 years. One is the man or woman of your dreams the person you always wanted to meet. The third is a sick old lady who needs to be taken to hospital. Knowing that there is room for only one passenger in your car, what would you do?

Material gainsDuring the Californian gold rush, a young entrepreneur went to California with the idea of selling tents to the miners. He thought there would be a good market for tents from the thousands of people who went to dig for gold. Unfortunately, the weather was so mild that the miners slept in the open air and there was little demand for his tents. What did he do?