The document summarizes a PhD study that tracked 12 music graduates over 2 years as they developed entrepreneurial ventures in the music industry. The study found that the participants' journeys were non-linear, complex, and dynamic as their creative and entrepreneurial identities intertwined. Most participants remained in the nascent stage of venture development after 2 years. Their ventures frequently changed or replaced as they learned from experience rather than seeing setbacks as failures. The study provides a real-time view of the messy process of nascent entrepreneurship in contrast to more simplified retrospective accounts.