This is probably the question I am most asked about entrepreneurship. But rather than tell you my answer, I’m going to give you someone else’s.
As part of an economics unit, my daughter’s fourth grade class at the Onaway School in Shaker Heights Ohio learned about entrepreneurship. After having a short discussion with me, the class played the Hot Shot entrepreneurship game developed by the Kauffman Foundation and Disney. Then they were asked to write a blog post explaining what makes entrepreneurs successful.
Their answer, which I have produced below in italics, is telling. It isn’t all that different from what leading academics and government policy makers say makes entrepreneurs do well.
