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For people dreaming about staring a business the real question is Will I become an entrepreneur? Everyone's answer seems to be eventually, but, as a rule, the a
by falsestprophet 16y ago
For people dreaming about staring a business the real question is Will I become an entrepreneur? Everyone's answer seems to be eventually, but, as a rule, the answer is no -- you won't get as far as selling an action figure on eBay.
But, you may one day write an article for the Harvard Business Review.
- darinpantley 16y agoI agree. Some people who would have made excellent entrepreneurs will never become one because their existing lives are satisfactory. However, they may still develop many of the same skills as an entrepreneur while rising up through the ranks of a corporation, which puts them in an excellent position to write business literature. Others will never become one because their lives are hard and making the jump to starting a business would only make them harder. For everyone else in the murky middle, the question remains. "Should I become an entrepreneur?" And if the answer is 'yes', falsestprophet's question follows: "Will I become an entrepreneur?" Entrepreneurs are people who are risk-averse enough to try something new. The successful ones minimize risk by making calculated decisions that make sense. Every entrepreneur has a unique story to tell, but not so unique that you can't imagine yourself fitting in to the stories of some entrepreneurs.
- sparky 16y agoEntrepreneurs are risk-takers, right, not risk-averse?
- darinpantley 16y agoAh, good catch sparky, you're right. The way I wrote that made no sense. Here's what I meant to say: "Entrepreneurs are risk-takers that try new things. The successful ones minimize risk by making calculated decisions that make sense."