Shows like Shark Tank are introducing more people to entrepreneurship, or at least a part of it, than ever before. Yet, despite entrepreneurship's popularity, the number of people starting new businesses has actually gone down.
In 1985, according to data from the Census Bureau, about one in eight companies was less than a year old. Thirty years later, in 2015, that ratio was approximately one in 12. I can't help but wonder if the attention on entrepreneurship brought about by shows like Shark Tank is contributing to the slide in new businesses. Hear me out.
