is known for giving his fair share business advice as an investor on ABC's "Shark Tank," but he gleaned some good tips himself from an unlikely source: Rolling Stones lead guitarist Keith Richards' memoir, "Life."
But the book isn't all sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, according to O'Leary. He says it's filled with life and business lessons too.Matthew Baker | Getty Images For example, after having some very public fights about the direction of the band, Richards and Jagger realized that they would likely be less successful as solo artists than they were as members of the Stones, so they found ways to feed off each other's energy. The experience taught Richards a lot about leadership.Richards also writes that there are no shortcuts to success.
"People say 'why don't you give it up?' I don't think they quite understand. I'm not doing it just for the money, or for you. I'm doing it for me," Richards writes.