how to become an entrepreneur
Filed in archive Entrepreneurship by tj on September 12, 2003
Martin Ruef at the GSB in Stanford has surveyed more than 1700 Alumni of the Stanford Business School to find out what made them entrepreneurs.
Ruef concludes that the most creative entrepreneurs spend less time than average networking with business colleagues who are friends and more time networking with a diverse group that includes acquaintances and strangers.
Ruef concludes that the most creative entrepreneurs spend less time than average networking with business colleagues who are friends and more time networking with a diverse group that includes acquaintances and strangers.
"Contrary to common assumptions," says Ruef, "the evidence suggests that in many cases strong social ties do not provide significant new information, so it helps not to be as embedded in them."He also found that
"Every year of industry tenure decreases the likelihood that entrepreneurs will introduce what they consider as fresh organizational ideas in their startup."Being entrepreneur you should go ahead and read the full pdf. (Via Dispatches)
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