Be a Pioneer: Immigrants Are the Best Entrepreneurs

Louis L’amour was one of the best Western writers in America. There was a beautiful passage he wrote in the intro to the Sackett series that perfectly describes pioneers and immigrants to America and any other country.

“Physically and psychologically, the pioneers’ need for change had began in the old countries with their decision to migrate. In most cases their decisions were personal, ordered by no one. Even when migration was ordered or forced, the people who survived were characterized by physical strength, the capacity to endure, and not uncommonly, a rebellious nature.”

Sounds like a perfect description and fodder to be a good entrepreneur doesn’t it?

This is why some of the best performing founders are immigrants or children of immigrants. It’s a much quoted statistic that 50% of the top tech companies in Silicon Valley are immigrants or children of immigrants.

Some of the top performing Venture capitalist funds like One Way or Unshackled Ventures purely focus on immigrant founders. No surprise their performance is unbelievably good.

America is born from immigration and our strength has been from attracting the best and brightest from all over the world. Long may this continue. Louis L’amour wrote: “In a new land, all things are possible.”