Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane
In December I spoke at BiTS Iserlohn to a crowd of eager and interested students. Most of them didn’t have their own startups (yet). Some were thinking about founding one.
I came with this talk and think I might have scared off some of them. It wasn’t really my intention, although I admit the title “Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane” doesn’t really support that point.
I think it is important to get real about entrepreneurship. I want to cut through the hype and tell the story as I have experienced it and seen with other entrepreneurs.
What do you think about this presentation? Is it too harsh?
I have also posted a couple other presentations.
On Soundcloud I provide some context on this post and the talk above.
18. February 2013 @ 12:38
Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane http://t.co/9QWPlMxx via @manuelkoelman
18. February 2013 @ 12:48
Some context about today’s post “Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane” http://t.co/H3ue8rbs on Soundcloud http://t.co/ehmdPKc7
18. February 2013 @ 20:10
Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane | http://t.co/f1wFYFKM
18. February 2013 @ 20:12
Loved it. This was SO necessary. Most people only think about awesomeness and million dollar exits – but not about the downsides and the chance of failing completely.I think you got it just right!
18. February 2013 @ 21:10
@Flow: Thanks a lot for the feedback. I really appreciate it.
18. February 2013 @ 21:26
Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane | http://t.co/mEc86XAL: http://t.co/vt8gMhXs
18. February 2013 @ 22:15
Today I got quite a bit of traffic on my blog. Thanks to @martinweigert – Fun to monitor real time stats 🙂 http://t.co/Plccyhlw
19. February 2013 @ 16:22
Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane http://t.co/Wvn6Gpc5 #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship
23. February 2013 @ 21:19
Forget all the German “wannapreneurs”. Get the “real attitude” about entrepreneurship. http://t.co/ZJZHkk6zq6
25. February 2013 @ 12:14
Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane @ManuelKoelman http://t.co/lBgFO29DoC
26. February 2013 @ 05:59
Thx! RT @ec_berlin: Don’t become an entrepreneur unless you are insane @ManuelKoelman http://t.co/e46D8WZdzb
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