TOPIC 1: EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS Flashcards
WHAT IS BEING DEFINED?
-involves the ability to rapidly sense,
act, and mobilize, even under uncertain conditions
-inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploit opportunities
-ability to quickly sense, act, and get the organized under uncertain conditions.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
What is the trait being described?
-always ask “what if” and “why” and seek new and creative ways of learning and
doing.
Curiosity
What is the trait being described?
-recognize their potential for learning and achieving anything and the power
to stretch their brains and sharpen their minds.
Growth Mindset
What is the trait being described?
-dare to step out their comfort zone/s to accomplish great things.
Courage
What is the trait being described?
-learn to work through failure to create solutions for the problems they are passionate about.
Persistence and Grit
What is the trait being described?
-actively observe, identify, and act on circumstances where they can
innovate or solve a problem.
Opportunity-seeking
What is the trait being described?
-proactively develop creative solutions to the problems around them
Problem-solving.
What is the trait being described?
-see failure as a learning opportunity and a launchpad for their next success
or discovery.
Redefining Failure
What is the trait being described?
-need to be confident in their ability to innovate and in their potential for making an
impact.
Optimism
What is the trait being described?
-develop quick and clever ways to overcome challenges.
Resourcefulness.
What is the trait being described?
-make smart changes when challenges arise without losing heart or giving up
Adaptability
What is the trait being described?
-think about other people’s needs and feelings and keeping these in mind when
solving a problem.
Empathy
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-being bold and imaginative and not limiting their thinking to what is already been done.
Creativity
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-seek out teams with diverse perspectives, skills, and talents.
Teamwork
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-The more ideas the better. Wildly and silly ideas are also welcome.
Idea Generation
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
- look for and analyze different patterns and trends to see if an idea will be successful and if it is the right time to get started
Opportunity Analysis
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
- It is important to gather information about the potential clients or customers. Entrepreneurs turn the customers idea into something that they will want.
Market Research and Customer Validation
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described
-to develop effective solutions, entrepreneurs need to put the user first and seek out
feedback to design with users in mind.
Design Thinking
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-simple models to explain their idea, get feedback, and learn how their product can be improved.
Prototyping
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-What will it cost to make your product?
-What should you charge?
Business Model Methodology.
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-It is critical to rally the entrepreneur’s idea to people
Pitching
What entrepreneurial skillset is being described?
-When the entrepreneur has opportunities to speak about his/her idea, he/she want to do so
as effective as possible.
Public speaking
______________ are the ways in which people solve
problems such as reasoning, analyzing, experimenting, etc.
Cognitive strategies
Because working in uncertain environments “goes with the territory” in entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial mindset requires
constant thinking and rethinking, _________ and ___________ the capacity to control our emotions and
impulses.
adaptability, self-regulation