James Altucher is a serial entrepreneur that has founded or co-founded more than 20 businesses, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr. He is also the author of 17 books, including Choose Yourself! and the Wall Street Journal best-seller The Power of No.

Altucher’s work can also be found on his blog and in online publications sites such as The Financial Times, TheStreet, The New York Observer and The Huffington Post. Most recently, he has become known for his popular podcasts, The James Altucher Show, Ask Altucher andQuestion of the Day.

With a resume like his, I expected Altucher to dispense standard, heard-before business advice, but he definitely did not. Visit Entrepreneur.com for seven unique perspectives on achieving success in business and in life.