There is a fascinating article in the Harvard Business Review titled "How Entrepreneurs Craft" by Amar Bhide, one piece of data that I found interesting was about how entrepreneurs get their ideas (see chart below). 71% modified an idea that they got from their previous employment. This is exactly the path I am looking at now. I have been employed for over 30 years, and now contemplating going my own way - and in so doing, I would choose to leverage a skill that I have developed over the past 16 years. I have had the "opportunity" to work for companies that have been downsizing, and in that process I have built that skill to a high level. Now, in the current oil and gas environment, I get to use those skills again. It is highly likely that my role may not survive the next round of cuts....and that is when i will get to leverage the following:
This is all very logical. But what I find most fascinating is how exciting this is. I had never imagined that I would actually look forward to doing something like this. This course and it's content are so timely for me as I explore these options.
Looking at the Acton Foundation article "So you Want to be an Entrepreneur", it focuses on the 3 areas that are critical to starting a new business:
1. Industry knowledge
2. Operations skills
This is all very logical. But what I find most fascinating is how exciting this is. I had never imagined that I would actually look forward to doing something like this. This course and it's content are so timely for me as I explore these options.
Looking at the Acton Foundation article "So you Want to be an Entrepreneur", it focuses on the 3 areas that are critical to starting a new business:
1. Industry knowledge
2. Operations skills
3. The ability to raise money
I can do all of this....although I must confess to being nervous about raising money! I need to study more about that!
I can do all of this....although I must confess to being nervous about raising money! I need to study more about that!
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