Introduction to Entrepreneurial Mind Flashcards

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Who is an entrepreneur? Enumerate the five characteristics of an entrepreneur.

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  1. Starter
  2. Driver
  3. Accountable and Responsible
  4. Risk taker
  5. Innovator
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What characteristic of an entrepreneur does the statement below refer to:
An entrepreneur is an initiator, a challenger, and a driver

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A starter

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What characteristic of an entrepreneur does the statement below refer to: The entrepreneur is the person in charge, the leader, and the person to look to for leadership.

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A driver

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What characteristic of an entrepreneur does the statement below refer to: The entrepreneur is the ultimate responsible for the destiny of its venture, which can be a company, a project, or any other endeavor.

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Accountable and responsible

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True or False: Being an entrepreneur is not directly related to having an equity stake in a company

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True

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True or False: Being an entrepreneur showcases the leadership-related points

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True

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True or False: Entrepreneurship is less than financial gains.

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False

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The great desire to attain a vision or fulfill a mission

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Passion

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About wanting something so much that a person would be willing to totally devote oneself to the quest; the real drive

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Passion

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True or False: An entrepreneur possesses an interior fuel and stamina that drives his or her actions

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True: Passion

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True or False: Anyone can be an entrepreneur and behave like one- regardless of whether or not they happen to be an equity holder.

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True

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Allows the entrepreneur to see things in a very positive and optimistic light in the midst of crisis or difficult situations

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Entrepreneurial mind frame

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12
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In Chinese writing, what two characters is the word crisis composed of?

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Danger and Opportunity

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Emotional intelligence or EQ; is often manifested in the entrepreneurs’ efforts to nurture relationships with customers, employees, and suppliers

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Entrepreneurial Heart Flame

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Creates a caring culture within the organization that brings about synergy among the people working toward a common vision

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Entrepreneurial Heart Flame

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15
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Refers to the ability of the entrepreneur to sense without using the five senses

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Entrepreneurial Gut Game

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Also known as intuition; connotes courage or, in the local dialect, “lakas ng loob” (strong intestinal fortitude).

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Entrepreneurial Gut Game

17
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Successful new products spring from the convergence of the creative mind, the technical mind, and the business mind

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New Product Development

18
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Conceptualizes and designs a product that consumers find some use for.

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Creative mind

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True or False: The creative mind produces a product that is not pleasing to see, touch, smell, hear, and taste.

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False

20
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The technology originator

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Technical Mind

21
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True or False: All entrepreneurs possess the technical mind

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False

22
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What drives an entrepreneur to convert new knowledge into something highly functional and operational?

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The technical mind

23
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Harnesses the potential of new products by creating the market space for them

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The business mind

24
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Organizes sufficient forces and resources to develop, launch, and commercialize the new product in order to maximize its market value

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The business mind

25
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What are the five essential characteristics of the Entrepreneurial Mind?

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  1. Creativity
  2. Suspicion of Predictors
  3. Comfort with uncertainty
  4. Openness to experimentation
  5. Functional humility
26
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The seed of entrepreneurship is the ability to see things differently. Whether it’s with new products or new processes, entrepreneurs are driven by the uncanny knack to see holes in the marketplace and devise innovations to fill them.

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Creativity

27
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Entrepreneurs tend not to labor under the assumption that data is the sole predictor of an outcome. Especially in new markets and with new products where data is largely interpretive or extrapolated, entrepreneurs are undaunted by the typical predictors that may put off fainter hearts.

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Suspicion of predictors

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A distrust of prediction and analysis creates an atmosphere where uncertainty rules; uncertainty is the very essence of entrepreneurship.

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Comfort with uncertainty

29
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A comfort with experimentation goes beyond educated trial and error. The ability to experiment with products, processes, and outcomes, no matter where the results may lead, is the key element of this quality.

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Openness to experimentation

30
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Egos can destroy the very best ideas. Entrepreneurs who are committed to solving a business problem or reinventing a product or service display a _____.

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Functional humility