Who even is an entrepreneur?

gigging

Temp working for specific projects

Brick-and-Mortar Business

A business idea that takes the form of a physical product in a physical store

Entrepreneur (definition)

A person who sees a need and then takes on the financial risk to fill that need; A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business.

What shift has allowed early stage entrepreneurs to find flexible work to support themselves as they develop their product or service?

A shift towards gigging being a more popular way to earn money

What shift has made it financially easier for entrepreneurs to find people to get their business going without committing a long-term to paying employees?

A shift towards gigging being a more popular way to earn money

Every entrepreneur with massive success has had hundreds of _______

Failures

A study in the Social Science Research journal found that entrepreneurs start companies because they mostly believe that...

They are inherently more valuable than how they appear on paper, they are wasted working for someone else, their resumes don't show the real them, large companies can't appreciate their full potential, and they are capable of turning their internal value into real life money.

What is the gig economy?

an economy made up of freelancers and contingent workers who piece together projects and jobs to earn the revenue they need to live the life they desire