1). The biggest surprise for me was the myth that
entrepreneurs were extreme risk-takers. Although many of the other myths seemed
obvious, public perception had swayed my judgment on this particular concept.
This is most different from my expectations because the textbook mentions that
entrepreneurs often take “a moderate or calculated risk”. I, like many others,
always thought of entrepreneurs as taking a major risk when deciding to go out
on their own.
2). The most confusing part of the chapter would have to be
the Displacement School of Thought. I have a hard time wrapping my head around
the idea that people would pursue their own goals after being beaten down or
feeling out of place. I think that this would lead to a lower self-esteem, so I
think that this concept is somewhat of a stretch. I understand how it works in
theory, I just think it would be confusing in the real world because it would
be much more complicated.
3). My first question would be why did you arrange the
chapters in the order you did? I think understanding the process behind ones
method would give the reader a unique perspective of what he wanted the
audience to learn. My second question would be who is your entrepreneurial hero
and why? Finding out who he admires within his own field would help to see the
types of things he aspires to be. I think it would be a fun question to get
more of a sense of the author’s personality.
4). As I mentioned before, I slightly disagree with putting
the theories into practice. I think they can be sources of motivation, but I do
not think that any one person’s road to becoming an entrepreneur follows a set
path. I think they are a unique way to look at it and are based in some truth
for some people, but I do not thnk all theories are applicable even in the
contexts described. These schools of thought are simply a way to emphasize different
parts in the process.
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