Inventing entrepreneurs: Technology innovators and their entrepreneurial journey
George, GerardBock, Adam J.
Pearson Prentice-Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2009) (eng) English0131574701Prentice Hall Entrepreneaurship seriesUnknownTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; UnknownThis book discusses the various paths and decisions that the entrepreneur will experience on their journey, as well as insights and tools to prepare them for it.
This book emphasizes research on inventing entrepreneurs, explaining the critical factors that spark and fuel successful entrepreneurial journeys.
For the business professional interested in exploring the entrepreneurial journeys of successful entrepreneurs.
Physical dimension
xvi, 286 p.23 cm.ill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Ch. 1. Inventing entrepreneurs --
pt. I. Discovering entrepreneurial options --
Ch. 2. Entrepreneurial purpose --
Ch. 3. Inventing entrepreneurial options --
Ch. 4. Technology licensing --
Ch. 5. Lifestyle business --
pt. II. Cultivating an entrepreneurial identity --
Ch. 6. The entrepreneurial academic --
Ch. 7. Entrepreneurial journey model --
Ch. 8. Sample journeys --
pt. III. Assembling the entrepreneurial tool kit --
Ch. 9. Understanding industry context --
Ch. 10. Accumulating business skills and knowledge --
Ch. 11. Primer on financing the technology-based growth company --
pt. IV. Visualizing the road ahead --
Ch. 12. The managerial challenge --
Ch. 13. Preparing for frowth --
Ch. 14. Exit --
pt. V. Preserving identity --
Ch. 15. Identity, growth, and learning on the journey.