Inventing Entrepreneurs: Technology Innovators and their Entrepreneurial Journey

by Gerry George, Adam ock

Overview

This 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780136097839
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/31/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Inventing Entrepreneurs

Section 1: Discovering Entrepreneurial Options

Chapter 2: Entrepreneurial Purpose
Chapter 3: Inventing Entrepreneurial Options
Chapter 4: Technology Licensing
Chapter 5: Lifestyle Businesses

Section 2: Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Identity

Chapter 6: The Entrepreneurial Academic
Chapter 7: Entrepreneurial Journey Model
Chapter 8: Sample Journeys

Section 3: Assembling the Entrepreneurial Toolkit

Chapter 9: Understanding Industry Context
Chapter 10: Accumulating Business Skills and Knowledge
Chapter 11: Primer on Financing the Technology-based Growth Company

Section 4: Visualizing the Road Ahead

Chapter 12: The Managerial Challenge
Chapter 13: Preparing for Growth
Chapter 14: Exit

Section 5: Preserving Identity

Chapter 15: Identity, Growth and Learning on the Journey