It is pre-COVID. Picture a big conference room packed with investors, industry experts, startups and a crowd of enthusiasts waiting for you to come up on stage and pitch your startup idea. The stakes are high: in the front row sits a jury made of investors and one tie-breaking judge — the only non-investor in the group. What they have to do is fairly simple: hear your pitch, ask you a few questions, leave the conference area, gather in the nearby judging room, and decide whether or not your startup idea will get funded. Wouldn’t you want to get an…
Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers — Harry S. Truman
I do not mean to start a philosophical debate over whether or not Truman’s statement holds true in today’s day and age where reading may not necessarily square with the image of someone holding a book open.
But because entrepreneurship embodies some traits of leadership, I wonder whether reading is as important to entrepreneurs as it is to leaders? In other words what value would entrepreneurs get from reading?
If you are like me, the visual that comes to mind about entrepreneurs is that of busy…
When the student is ready the teacher appears
Meet your coach now if you are ready to take the lessons…
This book is for you if:
- You are an entrepreneur regardless of the stage you are currently at;
- You are a young professional or fresh grad feeling lost in finding your calling;
- You help anyone of the preceding groups e.g. as a mentor, coach, etc.
Imagine playing a sport that has no end, no set rules, every opponent is looking to take you down as fast as he or she can. Worse you may not all your adversaries… Well, that’s…
This book is for you if:
- You want to find out whether you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur
- You want to learn what it really looks like to be an entrepreneur (the two sides of the coin)
- You are looking for a blueprint to get started
Summary
The core message of The Entrepreneurial Leap is this: entrepreneurship is a long-term game, and it is not for everyone. You either have the six essential traits of an entrepreneur in your genetic makeup (DNA) or you do not. It is that simple, at least on the surface. …
