Check out this video and tell me if you agree that it actually promotes the most negative stereotype of entrepreneurs as greedy and manipulative - in it for the money and part of the problem in our consumption based economy.
"Let's Raise Kids to be Entrepreneurs ..." http://on.ted.com/8Qs5
The video at the end of this TED presentation is a more positive and inspiring view of entrepreneurship but most of the commentary seems to be focused on his own version.
Thought provoking, but not convincing that this is what we should be teaching kids in school.
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Monday, January 14, 2008
Looking back and planning ahead
The start of a new year is a good time to look back and plan ahead. (Sounds dangerous. May explain the pain in my neck.)
However, looking back at 2007 can you conclude on the mistakes you would rather not repeat or the things you would like to do more often? Or maybe the issues and ideas that were completetly neglected? Select your priorities and include them in your plan for 2008.
Is it time for a radical new strategy or simply continuous improvement of a well established formula for success. Don't forget to look outside your business at your personal priorities. Is it time to fix the foundations of family, friends, physical and financial health?
And don't try to do too much. Small successes will usually add up to more than a few big ideas that don't get finished. Good luck.
However, looking back at 2007 can you conclude on the mistakes you would rather not repeat or the things you would like to do more often? Or maybe the issues and ideas that were completetly neglected? Select your priorities and include them in your plan for 2008.
Is it time for a radical new strategy or simply continuous improvement of a well established formula for success. Don't forget to look outside your business at your personal priorities. Is it time to fix the foundations of family, friends, physical and financial health?
And don't try to do too much. Small successes will usually add up to more than a few big ideas that don't get finished. Good luck.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Learning entrepreneurship
My next teaching challenge is to present the subject of Entrepreneurship in the Continuing Education program at Concordia University.
Can you really teach entrepreneurship? What if you have to be born that way? What about all those stories about "delivering papers when I was nine years old"...? I didn't, so am I disqualified?
My own theory is that an entrepreneur is simply a creator of businesses to meet an opportunity. Anybody can do it anytime; if they have the marketable skills, relevant knowledge, and determination to succeed.
So what can I teach? Having reviewed a number of textbooks on the subject, I have concluded that the expectation of those signing up for the course is to learn some basic business processes and principles that will help them to evaluate their choices and make the decisions necessary to develop an idea or opportunity into a valid business model and business plan, finance it, start it and make it grow.
Sounds simple.
Can you really teach entrepreneurship? What if you have to be born that way? What about all those stories about "delivering papers when I was nine years old"...? I didn't, so am I disqualified?
My own theory is that an entrepreneur is simply a creator of businesses to meet an opportunity. Anybody can do it anytime; if they have the marketable skills, relevant knowledge, and determination to succeed.
So what can I teach? Having reviewed a number of textbooks on the subject, I have concluded that the expectation of those signing up for the course is to learn some basic business processes and principles that will help them to evaluate their choices and make the decisions necessary to develop an idea or opportunity into a valid business model and business plan, finance it, start it and make it grow.
Sounds simple.
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