Difficult Questions - Part 8: What is the riskiest thing you have ever done?

(by ResumeEdge.com)

Too much information: My wife and I conceived our first child in front of the police department. Dangerous judgment: I play chicken with trains.

Effective: The greatest calculated risk that I have taken was to launch my own internet company. My idea was solid, but I knew the market was volatile. Even though the venture ended, my investment of time and money paid off in terms of the skills, perspectives, and contacts that I made through the process. I feel like I matured-rather than aged-ten years during that time.