I put the adjective in to restrict it to the strong sense, imitation isn't necessarily bad, intelligent emulation of successful strategies is the basis of progr

I put the adjective in to restrict it to the strong sense, imitation isn't necessarily bad, intelligent emulation of successful strategies is the basis of progress; but it's a mistake to think that you can succeed as a follower. The thing I see is that there are a lot of bright young things out there who want to be entrepreneurs but who have not the disposition or the discipline to be creative as entrepreneurs and who for whatever reason don't take a critical look at their goals and methods. Leaping on to the business model of the week becomes a substitute for self-assessment and critical reflection. And of course there is the "ooh that's cool, I want to build one of those!" factor to be considered.