Week 2 Reading Reflection

Reading the first chapter opened my eye to several new ideas. One of the most surprising was the fact that there is no concrete definition to entrepreneurship and different people have a different understanding of what entrepreneurship is. Although the general idea is that an entrepreneur is “an agent of change” and someone who takes risks in order to receive rewards, entrepreneurship is a general idea that can adapt several definitions. There was some confusion when the author was talking about myth number two when the author “debunks” the myth that entrepreneurs are born not made. The confusion comes from the fact that the author talks about the fact that entrepreneurship can be studied like other disciplines through models and case studies and mentions that entrepreneurs have a certain profile. When the author talks about profiles I think a lot about personality profiles which to some extent does depend on a person’s nature. I would like to ask the author to what extent they think a person’s profile is determined by their nature. I would also ask the author how much they believe that social environment plays a role in the development of an entrepreneur. I would ask them that since I believe they are wrong when they say that the environment plays a factor in the desire for someone to become an entrepreneur. I think different social environments and different social circles at the two ends of the socioeconomic spectrum can motivate someone and drive them to be an entrepreneur in different ways, but it ultimately comes down to who you are as a person. I think your personal perspective and how optimistic you are is the driving factor and is the reason why your environment can promote entrepreneurship.