1 Scratching the startup itch: How I became an incorrigible entrepreneur
This chapter covers
- Entrepreneurial itch? Dreaming of launching the next big startup?
- Can you truly evaluate your startup idea soberly and without emotion?
- Who can offer sage advice to steer your promising venture?
What causes the itch to drop everything and create a startup? For me and many others, it is the desire and belief that you can change the world. It might be the recognition of a problem that you see a way to solve (like Fred Smith, who founded FedEx to deliver urgent packages overnight). It might be a product you think fills a niche that no one else has yet figured out (like Spotify, which “fixed” the pirating problem that the sudden ability to stream ...
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