Most entrepreneurs are merely technicians with an entrepreneurial seizure. Most entrepreneurs fail because you are working IN your business rather than ON your business.
Michael GerberRead
Unlike what most people think, entrepreneurs are not special people who know how to do special things that others don't. Entrepreneurs can be made, because we're all born with the potential - that special human quality - to create.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Entrepreneurs can develop their skills and creativity, as everyone has the potential to create.
Michael Gerber emphasizes that entrepreneurship is not an exclusive domain reserved for a select few. Rather, he suggests that anyone can become an entrepreneur by harnessing their innate creative potential. This perspective democratizes entrepreneurship and encourages individuals to recognize their own ability to innovate and bring ideas to life. The quote challenges the myth that entrepreneurship is a talent that only a few possess, advocating instead for a belief in one's own capacity to create and succeed.
Themes
EntrepreneursPotentialCreateSuccessInnovation
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech at a startup conference.
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