The Entrepreneur's Pentathalon
Entrepreneurs use 5 skills
A new book, The Innovator's DNA, describes the 5 skills of successful entrepreneurs
http://www.fastcompany.com/1711531/five-innovative-new-year-s-resolutions
They are associating, observing, experimenting,questioning and networking.
However, entrepreneurship educators debate whether these skills can be taught and learned. I think developing and perfecting entrepreneurial skills and attitudes in a combination of nature and nurture, and I've dedicated a lot of time testing the hypothesis. Like I've mentioned before, I can't teach someone to be a surgeon but I can teach them how to do surgery.
If you think you've got the right stuff, here are some things you can do to compete in the pentathalon
- Associating
- Observing
- Experimenting
- Questioning
- Networking
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