Presentation at the 4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship / ENEDA Conference, Feb 20-22, 2020 in Singapore. (ENEDA = Entrepreneurship Educators Association of the Philippines)
15. Challenge for the Entrepreneurial Skills
(1)
• Ambition
• Perseverance (Grit) (Tenacity)
(Determination) (Discipline)
• Willingness to Learn
• Spotting Opportunity
• Critical Thinking /
Problem-Solving
• Creativity
• Productivity
(self & others)
• peak productivity
time/environment,
motivations
• Building from
Failure
16. Challenge for the Entrepreneurial Skills
(2)
• Promotional Spirit
• Confidence & Self-reliance
• Self-awareness:
Strengths & Weaknesses
• Imagination
& refinement of ideas
• Stress Tolerance/Relief
(yours and others')
•Curiosity
•Initiative
•Assertiveness
•Self-efficacy
•Resilience (Failure)
•Competitiveness
•Feedback-seeking
17. Challenge for the Entrepreneurial Skills
(3)
• Work Ethic - Diligence
• Risk Taking (Intelligent,
Measured) & Courage
• Self-Efficacy
• Growth Mindset
• Work Independently
• Decision Making
•Consistency
•Experimentation
•Focus
•Goal Oriented
•Results Oriented
•Flexibility
(Adaptability)
•Passion
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20. Challenge for the Key Skills
• Innovation:
1. New ideas
2. Relocated ideas
3. Remaking (existing) ideas
21. Challenge for the Critical Skills
• Failure & Tasks Management:
•Lots of (mini)projects
•Be critical, like a potential Angel Investor
•Practice presentation skills (Pitching),
Business Plans, etc.
•Team projects (?) Solo Ventures (?)
•Multiple (competing) projects /
time stressors
22. Challenge for the Critical Skills
• Goals
•Small-business vs Unicorn dreams?
•Serial entrepreneur or Owner-manager?
•Self-improvement
•Timelines
•Passion & Diligence
23. Related thoughts
• Startups with MBA leadership
•are no more successful than non-MBA startups
•are less successful with innovation
•spend too much time on “management”
•Bill Gates "only spends about 10% of his time
thinking about the business and 90% of the
time on emerging technology."
https://qz.com/53303/an-mba-the-founders-recipe-for-failure/
25. Keimyung University is accepting
international students for
Master’s in Global Entrepreneurship
or
Global MBA
Full-course or short-exchange
(one or two semester)
no Korean language requirement
Love your students, who they are today, not who you think they should be
We aren’t teaching for a PhD in the ivy-covered towers… we are preparing students for their economic livelihoods. (Yale campus)
Love your students, who they are today, not who you think they should be
Faculty evaluations are important, but…
What will students think of you in their worklife, not just as students?
Safe-failures in an educational setting, stretch their wings!
No stats for this, just a general sense
Some will go bankrupt, others are just given up as the wrong idea, or wrong time, or the founder loses interest
Give them the key skills
Many schools spend half the teaching schedule in general business courses (which are of course useful)
But …
Do we confuse success on a classroom test with preparation for success beyond the classroom?
How are we empowering our students with these necessary skills?
Various experts’ lists of Entrepreneurial skills vary, I’m not ranking these in any particular order
Various experts’ lists of Entrepreneurial skills vary, I’m not ranking these in any particular order
Various experts’ lists of Entrepreneurial skills vary, I’m not ranking these in any particular order
We are Educators
Should we be “teaching” (lecturing) or finding other ways for learners to learn? Experiential learning may be more valuable… I don’t mean “case studies”.
shows like Shark Tank and Dragons Den, the history of the idea is explored.
Experiential learning
How will you know success if you don’t set goals?
You probably know that Bill Gates was a university drop-out. But he saw a future, and pursued it. To be sure, startups need managerial skills.
Situated learning – surrounded by startups, with our own Incubation Center
Situated learning – surrounded by startups, with our own Incubation Center