ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1

Introduction and Welcome

Taken From:
 What’s It Mean to Be an Entrepreneur?

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Turn to the person sitting next to you and tell
them your answer… and why!
Entrepreneurs: Myth and Reality

Whom do you think of

when you think of
entrepreneurs?

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 Today’s Topics
Welcome
Defining entrepreneurship
Predictive vs. creative logic
What you’ll learn this semester
How Much Of What We Cover Today Will You
Remember Tomorrow?

30%
25%
10%
Use It or Lose It - 30% Remembered in 1 Day

Source: Arthur J. Kohn, Ph.D., Fulbright

Professor of Cognitive Science
Don’t Leave!
You Can Expand Your Brain Capacity
• Participate
• Write things down
• Ask questions
• Ask your peers questions
• Create NEXT STEPS
and ACT
Learning is LESS like a massage…
 … and
more like
exercise.
We Don’t Want You to Memorize!
“Spoon-feeding, in the
long run, teaches us
nothing but the shape of
the spoon.”
E.M. Forster
Action trumps
everything!
QUILT

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 PUZZLE
IN TEAMS: Your goal is to put
together the puzzle that is in the
bag as fast as you possibly can.

It’s only pieces!

You can do it.

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 QUILT
WHEN ASKED: Your goal
is to construct a design for
a quilt. Choose three (3) pieces of fabric–
no more and no less.
Join a group (or start your own) to
construct the quilt.

Simply place your fabric on the ground as

if you were to sew patches of fabric
together to create the quilt.
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 Exercise
Puzzle Quilt

• Who preferred doing the puzzle?

• Who preferred doing the quilt?
• Why?

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Experiment!
 Elevator Pitch - Week 9
the opportunity addresses.
 The ) that want (or are trying) to solve this
problem - demographic and behavioral aspects.
 The the opportunity represents, clearly stated so
that a broad audience can easily understand it.
 How the opportunity is from existing solutions,
showing an understanding and appreciation for the
competition.
 The and rate of the market.
 The odel, including the involved and
the and margins.

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 Getting the Most from the Course

4P s:

P P rompt, repared, Participate,

P
and rofessional
– Class is a business meeting; arrive on time
– Let us know in advance if you will be absent
– Be prepared; we will cold call during class
– Listen, ask questions, and participate
– Laptop, tablet and mobile etiquette
– Late assignments will not be accepted
– Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated

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 By the Rules
Being on time means being seated 1 minute
before class begins at the latest because we will
begin promptly
If you’re late to class, you
will be asked to sing a song…
in front of the class

If your technology interrupts

class, you will be asked to bring
a snack for the next session….
for everybody

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 Class Participation

 If you don’t attend class, you can’t

participate,
if you don’t participate, there is no class (so
boring…)
 Showing up and listening is not participating
 Class participation also includes homework
 We learn through dialogue and debate.
 Preparation is the essential foundation for
dialogue and debate!
Actively participate! Be engaged!
Show leadership!
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How shall we…
Handle
phones &
texting?
 Sorry,
time to turn
it off.
Any Questions?

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