Seven years ago, organizational psychologist Adam Grant passed on the oppurtunity to invest in the startup his student was launching because he and his co-founders were unorganized,less-than-dedicated procrastinators.
That company, now known as Warby Parker, was recently named the most innovative company by Fast Company, and now Ms. Grant handles the couple’s investments.
How these students who showed little promise managed to grow such a disruptive company sparked Mr. Grant’s interest and prompted him to begin studying “originals” and what makes them tick.