A lot of people here seem to think the "Mark Zuckerberg" way of starting a business is the only way to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps if you want to start somethi

A lot of people here seem to think the "Mark Zuckerberg" way of starting a business is the only way to be an entrepreneur. Perhaps if you want to start something that has no barrier to entry and few qualities that cannot be imitated then yes, execution becomes everything and the only way is to run faster and work harder than everyone else. A lot of startup that get attention here fit that mold. There are plenty of other opportunities out there though. You don't have to invent a new technology to get an advantage. You can lease patents, you can target niche's, you can become the local representative of a foreign startup, etcetera.