David Sax

The Soul of an Entrepreneur

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An award-winning business writer dismantles the myths of entrepreneurship, replacing them with an essential story about the experience of real business owners in the modern economy
We all know the story of the latest version of the American Dream: a young innovator drops out of college and creates the next big thing, remaking both business and culture in one fell swoop. We are told these stories constantly, always with the idea that we'll be next.

But this story masks a lot about what really goes on in our economy. Most new businesses aren't tech startups; they are what we think of as ordinary: restaurants or dry cleaners or freelance writing or accounting or consulting services. And those who are starting new businesses aren't all millennials. In fact, if you're a new college grad, it's more likely that your parents will start a new business than that you will. In truth, entrepreneurship — new business starts — has been declining for a number of…
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  • Юлия Стародубцеваhas quoted4 years ago
    Most of us tend to think about Silicon Valley when we talk about entrepreneurs.
  • Юлия Стародубцеваhas quoted4 years ago
    wouldn’t want to do cool shit, especially when social media entrepreneur influencers like Agrawal were cheering you on, posting inspirational quotes and streams of advice on Instagram, lists of instructions on LinkedIn (Five Secrets to Hack Growth You Need NOW!), Snapchat videos filmed in cars, and a growing series of hashtags, from #startuplife and #founder to #entrepreneur and more specific ones, like #solopreneur, #serialentrepreneur, #mompreneur, or those meant to encourage entrepreneurs through the slog ahead: #wontstop, #beyourownboss, and the endlessly deployed #hustle (or its less committal sibling #sidehustle).

    Podcasts? How about Startup, The Foundation, The Introvert Entrepreneur, Eventual Millionaire, All In, Ambitious Entrepreneur Show, and Entrepreneur on Fire, to name a few of the thousands out there.
  • Юлия Стародубцеваhas quoted4 years ago
    I have always been fascinated by entrepreneurs.
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