An Entrepreneur On Campus??
For my MBA, I am double-majoring in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. I am now in my final four courses, one of which is Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ironic that my last ENTI course is, theoretically, the first one... but then, what's the point in being an Entrepreneur if you aren't going to do things differently?)
As part of the course, we write PLJs - Personal Learning Journals.
This is a PLJ about formalized entrepreneurship training on campus. Start by reading this article.
Initial thoughts: Yes, entrepreneurship deserves recognition at an institutional level. Yes, it deserves research and teaching in a structured format to explain away some of the mystery behind what entrepreneurship is, why it exists, why > 90% of the businesses that exist are small (a stat from memory, check in with stats can for current figures), and what the motivations are for individuals to throw caution to the wind. And yes, it definitely needs to have some non-traditional teaching methods infused to give it a non-academic feeling to those who are actually interested in being entrepreneurs, rather than observing / understanding others who are.
Reading the last paragraph, I disagree wholeheartedly. Monetary sales and entrepreneurship are distinctly separate. I agree that an entrepreneur is constantly selling his/her idea... but not always for money. Sure, money is incentive for the endgame, but enroute, the entrepreneur must build teams... must convince people to buy into the idea... must garner partnerships... and ultimately, must do something about the idea to bring it to reality. Does the entrepreneur need to sell the product itself? Maybe, if that is a strong suite for the individual, or if no one believes in the idea. But if it isn't in his/her nature to sell for moula, why not recruit someone who can? After all, an entrepreneur, above all else, must be honest about his/her limitations.
In fact, "honest" is a factor I rarely hear cited when describing entrepreneurs, but is absolutely necessary as a building block. Not just honest, but straightforward as well. It's probably why we rarely hear of entrepreneurs moving into honesty-sparse fields such as law.
Mind you, there's little to prevent entrepreneurs from marrying lawyers...
As part of the course, we write PLJs - Personal Learning Journals.
This is a PLJ about formalized entrepreneurship training on campus. Start by reading this article.
Initial thoughts: Yes, entrepreneurship deserves recognition at an institutional level. Yes, it deserves research and teaching in a structured format to explain away some of the mystery behind what entrepreneurship is, why it exists, why > 90% of the businesses that exist are small (a stat from memory, check in with stats can for current figures), and what the motivations are for individuals to throw caution to the wind. And yes, it definitely needs to have some non-traditional teaching methods infused to give it a non-academic feeling to those who are actually interested in being entrepreneurs, rather than observing / understanding others who are.
Reading the last paragraph, I disagree wholeheartedly. Monetary sales and entrepreneurship are distinctly separate. I agree that an entrepreneur is constantly selling his/her idea... but not always for money. Sure, money is incentive for the endgame, but enroute, the entrepreneur must build teams... must convince people to buy into the idea... must garner partnerships... and ultimately, must do something about the idea to bring it to reality. Does the entrepreneur need to sell the product itself? Maybe, if that is a strong suite for the individual, or if no one believes in the idea. But if it isn't in his/her nature to sell for moula, why not recruit someone who can? After all, an entrepreneur, above all else, must be honest about his/her limitations.
In fact, "honest" is a factor I rarely hear cited when describing entrepreneurs, but is absolutely necessary as a building block. Not just honest, but straightforward as well. It's probably why we rarely hear of entrepreneurs moving into honesty-sparse fields such as law.
Mind you, there's little to prevent entrepreneurs from marrying lawyers...
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