I’m currently taking entrepreneurial finance as one of my MBA electives and I wanted to share some takeaways that I have from each class. I will post within 24 hours after the lecture. I have no idea how good the class will actually be (since i’ve only done one session) but I figured I’d share anyway…
Session #1 - Key Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
This session was definitely an introductory class - Not too many takeaways but the prof did mention some pretty cool and motivating things. In class, entrepreneurship was defined as “the process of changing ideas into commercial opportunities and creating value. An entrepreneur is an individual who thinks, reasons, and acts to convert ideas into commercial opportunities and to create value.” Although these are great definition, I believe it’s simpler than that. In my opinion, entrepreneurship is simply a state-of-mind, and entrepreneurs are the people who adopt the characteristics that form this state-of-mind. Registering a company and selling a product might allow you to go tell your friends that you’re an entrepreneur, but the question is: “Are you a REAL entrepreneur?”
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