This week's reading was the first time I felt a little thrown off. Obviously we're all human--the humans I assume are reading this, at least--but I was surprised to read that entrepreneurs aren't objective when it comes to their ideas and that they aren't always well-versed in the technology associated with their ventures.
Most of the concepts in this week's reading tied into what I've learned in other courses, product pricing and uniqueness, for example, and few ventures succeeding, so I didn't at any point find myself confused. I would like to know if the number of start-up ventures has gone up, down or stayed the same since the book went to print and how we ended up at that number.
To cap things off, I would like to disagree with entrepreneurs not being objective about their ideas, but, as I've said, we're all human, and believing in our ideas helps us push forward when others are discouraging. I try to stay objective about my own ideas so that I don't get carried away with something that drains me and doesn't pay off, and because previous chapters have pointed out the prominence of calculated risk, I like to think objectivity does come into play for many entrepreneurs.
The reading brought me back to Sheldon Barrett's elevator pitch. If you haven't watched it, or checked out Cocovana, do it now! He may not have been objective because his idea was personal to him, and although he's an engineering student, he didn't first know the technology behind creating his product, but his pitch completely sold me.
Food for thought.
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