Entrepreneurship 101

Entrepreneurship 101Professor Deborah Streeter

What is an entrepreneur?

A person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise – Columbia encyclopedia

• As we will learn in this course, true entrepreneurship goes beyond this simple definition

• What characteristics do you believe an entrepreneur should possess?

Born or Made?

• Many believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made.

• Yet, research shows entrepreneurship courses can influence the decision to become an entrepreneur.

• What do you think?

Conflicting perspectives• Donald Katz,

CEO, Audible

• Saeed Amidi, CEO, Plug & Play Technologies

• Michael Simmons, Founder, Extreme Entrepreneurship

Education

Risk Tolerance• Common belief – entrepreneurs love risk. – Is reality different?

• Laura Colosi, COO, Thinkworks

• Steve Bejamin, CEO, Benjamin Group

=> Entrepreneurs take calculated risks

What is YOUR risk profile?

• Game on risk tolerance

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