Something that really stood out to me in this reading was the section about the "dark side of entrepreneurship." I had discussed in a previous post how some of my fears with being an entrepreneur was the seemingly essential action of rejecting the traditional ways of life because of not being able to care for a family, or marry and settle down, to never have financial security. Talking about these risks in the book made them become more real and not so scary, even though there was no solution presented for the problems, documenting that these are problems that come with the job, and that many entrepreneurs experience them, makes it feel like they're not impossible issues to handle because so many people already do.
One thing that was confusing was how the book kind of contradicted a couple of characteristics, for example, on page 31 the book states that entrepreneurs have a low need for status and power, but then later on (page 42) states that entrepreneurs have an overbearing need for control, which to be, "need for control" is the same thing as "power," so that part was a little confusing to me.
If I could ask the author two questions, I would ask him, one, what are some solutions to the "dark side of entrepreneurship"? And two, how can one become and entrepreneur when some of the characteristics are more "born" traits than "earned"?
One thing I disagree with the author about is that entrepreneurs are people with a "low need for status and power," I think without that drive for power and success, what would an entrepreneur be working so hard for in order to become a successful entrepreneur?
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