The biggest surprise to me from this week's reading was some of the myths that are false. For example, I just assumed like a lot of people apparently that most entrepreneurial initiatives fail. Learning that only 18% actually fail was interesting. Some of the other untrue myths that were surprising to me were that entrepreneurs are not extreme risk takers and that they do not necessarily have to start with a lot of money. Both of those myths were things I was certain were true.
I did not find anything from this reading to be too confusing as it was a general introduction into the topic it was pretty straightforward.
One question I would ask the author is: At what point does a business owner become and entrepreneur? I would ask this because it seems that if a small business is innovative enough even if its market is rather small that at some point the owner would cross the line between entrepreneur and small business owner.
Other question for the author would be: Have you ever partaken in a entrepreneurial venture and if so which approach did you use and why was this approach appropriate for you? I would ask that just to further clarify the two approaches and how they differ.
I also found nothing to disagree with in this chapter. I have very limited knowledge and experience in the field of entrepreneurship hopefully as I learn more and become more involved in the study I will form my own opinions and be able to have informed arguments against points brought up in the book.
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