We listen to the entrepreneur. We try to have a fine tuning fork to understand what they are saying and whether that makes sense and know it when we see it. We don't try to do too much predicting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on the brink of success.
What most entrepreneurs don't understand is that it isn't the economy that bursts a bubble, but investor psychology.
Entrepreneurs don't believe the future is predictable - but they do believe that they can create the future themselves.
The art of entrepreneurship and the science of Customer Development is not just getting out of the building and listening to prospective customers. It's understanding who to listen to and why.
True entrepreneurs have to really forego almost everything; they have to put it all on the line.
I actually think every individual is now an entrepreneur, whether they recognize it or not.
Entrepreneurs are misfits to the core. They forge ahead, making their own path and always, always, question the status quo.
Great entrepreneurs are often great listeners and they can spot patterns and pick up on small details in customer stories.
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
Entrepreneurs are like visionaries. One of the ways they run forward is by viewing the thing they're doing as something that's going to be the whole world.