Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneurship’
Review: Business Model Generation
Knowing the recent developments at Chiefist, a friend recommended I read Business Model Generation, a book sitting idly on my Amazon Wish List for about eight months. With his prompting, I purchased it and read it across the past week.
Immigration, Entrepreneurship and Policy
Scott Shane writes a article worth reading on immigration and entrepreneurship. He argues that the small disparity between immigrant entrepreneurs and native-born entrepreneurs does not warrant policies designed to increase immigration as a way to spur American entrepreneurship.
This is the second article of Scott Shane I have posted. Both have contained original perspectives on data and their implications. That’s exactly the kind of thinking and writing I enjoy. I will keep an eye out for more of his writings.
Quick Entrepreneurial Gut Check
If you are considering going it alone — going the path of the entrepreneur — Daniel Isenberg has a nice, quick test to give yourself. As I have written before, many people thinking about entrepreneurship consider only the potential upsides — the freedom, not working for others and reaping possible financial benefits. But many people neglect to ask themselves if that lifestyle really suits them or if they possess the non-technical skills, like financial acumen, to succeed. Mr. Isenberg’s quick gut check helps potential entrepreneurs determine whether to hold off, or to look further into their small business ideas.
