I recently read the book The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy and I highly recommend it for anyone involved in a startup. The author follows three successful entrepreneurs from before they went to Harvard Business School through to today. Along the way he makes several good points. Among these is the fact that, as an entrepreneur, the business world will continually throw you curves and you will need to be able to react to them. He points out that you will need the will and persistence to see it through. In addition you will need to continually find ways to deal with obstacles, issues and challenges.
The book is written from the perspective of the entrepreneurs, who each gave generously of their time (and access to their network of associates). This allows the reader to see the decision points from where the entrepreneurs stood as they made the decision first to get an MBA and then to start their own business. It also allows the reader to see how they reacted to the challenges their businesses faced.
Any potential entrepreneur could benefit from these lessons.
Hope this helps,
Steve
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