This document provides entrepreneurship lessons inspired by fictional characters. It discusses lessons in three sentences or less for each character:
1. Yoda teaches to always look for new ideas and ways of doing things to embrace change. Walter White shows the importance of passion and pursuing one's beliefs. Gru demonstrates ignoring doubters and having faith in your goals.
2. The Joker stresses chasing dreams without overplanning, and raising funds purposefully. The Imp says to identify needs and commit to solutions, not just implement for implementation's sake.
3. The Joker and Catherine Tramel advise not getting distracted by trivial issues or unnecessary questions. The Godfather emphasizes the power of making offers others can't refuse.
2. Entrepreneur: Yoda
“You must unlearn what you have
learned”
What it means: As an entrepreneur
you must always look for newer
ideas, new ways of doing the same
old things, build new teams, bring
new thinking, embrace change
because that’s the only constant
that will reamin.
Strategy: Never approach new
business models with Old Ideas.
3. Entrepreneur: Walter White
“I did it for me. I liked it. I was good
at it and I was really… I was alive”
What it means: Entrepreneurship
demands passion, belief and
execution. Always pursue what you
believe in, what you understand,
what you can do rather than what
others ask of you.
Strategy: As an entrepreneur know
your shit, believe in it before you are
out making adjustments and doing it
for others.
4. Entrepreneur: Gru
“Just because everyone hates it
doesn’t mean it’s not a good”
What it means: Others will always
have doubts, they have time to
find faults because they are not
busy creating any ‘value’. They will
always tell you why not? Learn to
ignore and move your own way.
Strategy: Maintain faith in your
own goals and ensure you have
the same passion even when
others are doubting it.
5. Entrepreneur: The Joker
“I am like dag chasing a cars, I
wouldn’t know what to do with
one if caught it”
What it means: As entrepreneur
chase your dreams like there’s no
tomorrow. Rest will figure it’s own
way.
Take 2: When you raise funds for
your business make it purposeful,
just don’t raise without knowing
what you’re going to do with that
money
6. Entrepreneur: The Imp
“Never forget what you are. The rest
of the world will not. Wear it like
armor, and it can never be used to
hurt you.”
What it means: Company to succeed
must identify a need and must
commit to a solution satisfying that
need.
Strategy: Don’t jump from one
meaningless implementation to
another with “me too” approach.
Hint: You may not even need a
Mobile App unless you need it.
7. Entrepreneur: The Joker
“Introduce a little anarchy. Upset
the establishment order and
everything becomes chaos… The
thing about chaos? It’s fair.”
What it means: By thinking
outside the box, companies can
shake up the business status quo.
Strategy: The key to innovation is
to turn things on their head.
“Chaos is fair” means that
innovation predicates a level
playing field.
8. Entrepreneur: Francis Underwood
“It’s so refreshing to work with
someone who’ll throw a saddle on a
gift horse rather than look it in the
mouth.”
What it means: Choose to only work
with people who are willing to work
with you. There’s no point in forcing
a partnership. Leave those who
resist your offers for collaboration
behind and turn your focus to
pursuing those who will readily join
your ranks.
Strategy: Build your team with same
passion as you have to build your
business. Without team, you’re not
optimized to gain the maximum.
9. Entrepreneur: Catherine Tramel
“Too many questions, too many
answers, no one gets laid”.”
What it means: Never let trivial
issues, unwanted discussions,
people asking irrelevant questions,
unreasonable, uncalled for noise,
take you off your goals
Strategy: Be ready with business
plan that addresses questions
pertaining to that business alone
and cut that noise.
10. Entrepreneur: Godfather
“I am going to make him an offer
he can’t refuse”
What it means: A successful
entrepreneurship is only about
offers you are able to make to
your investors, co-founders,
teams, partners, associates,
buyers…
Strategy: Always be ready to make
better offers.
11. And my Favorite: The Imp
“Saved the kingdom single-
handedly. Then got fired for it
What it means: Detached
Attachment
As an entrepreneur you must
create value and that might cost
you your everything for nothing.
That must not stop the value
creation itself. You will be
discounted as business grows. Be
prepared!
12. Thank You
Share your favorite quotes in the format.
I will try and keep adding!
(Anubhav)