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April 27, 2009

A Second Life

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Sibley Verbeck has been through a boom and bust much like what's happened in real estate. For Sibley, it was in the virtual world of Second Life. He talks with Dick Gordon about what led him to become an entrepreneur and what happened when potentially exciting business in Second Life fizzled. Sibley had to fire people who weren’t just his employees—they were his friends. He talks with Dick Gordon about the highs and lows of life as an entrepreneur, and why he won’t give it up.

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