#1- The aspect of this reading that was different from my expectations was when the author talked about the "dark side" of entrepreneurship. I associated entrepreneurship with only the best of qualities, so when I began reading this I was really thrown off guard. I didn't think of all the stress or things that pervade an entrepreneurial ego that can cause it to have a dark side.
#2- The most confusing part of the reading for me was the part about the level of personal financial risk, specifically the graphic on page 38 (figure 2.1). I found this figure confusing because at first glance I couldn't grasp the correlation between the risk, activity and profit seeking/avoiding. Once I further analyzed the typology of entrepreneurial styles, the graphic seemed less intimidating.
#3- I would ask the author for some examples of real people who have faced one or/and all of the four basic risks: either a financial, career, family/social, or psychic risk. I would like to get some real life examples of this so that I could see how the text translates into real life occurrences. The ability to indulge in an example makes the concepts that are read a lot easier to grasp. I would then also ask if this has ever occurred to the author himself.
#4- I disagree with what the author said on page 39, where he states, "some of the most common entrepreneurial goals are independence, wealth, and work satisfaction." Although I do think these are goals for some people, stating it this way in the text is an overgeneralization. Everyone's goals are subjective and different, and I believe that making this statement in this manner was almost disrespectful.
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