But entrepreneurs can be great spouses and parents. As a single entrepreneur I had a philosophy of, “ I live to work ” – nothing was more exciting or important than my job.  Eric Ries’s astute observations about engineering and Lean Startups make the same point.  Epitaph for an Entrepreneur « Steve Blanksteveblank.com [.] MORE >>

Yes.Entrepreneurs and VCs can use  Innovation Engineering. Entrepreneurs to understand the needs, design, implement, validate/verify and evolve/revolutionize Innovation. More on Innovation Engineering is here: [link]   and here  [link]. General Ideas & Companies engineering entrepreneur innovation Innovation Engineering V MORE >>

I wrote several of the characteristics when I did the Top 10 (11) Attributes of an Entrepreneur. Your sales team is pounding the table because engineering won’t ship new features fast enough. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice Zynga and others. They dither on decision-making. Companies are the same. MORE >>

One of the biggest myths I still see in the community of new entrepreneurs is the assumption that “All I need is a good idea, and some investor will give me the big money I need to build the business.” Starting your business with a very low investment is called “bootstrapping,” and these entrepreneurs usually have the most fun. MORE >>

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. Clearly, engineers should think twice before assuming they have an advantage over the rest of us toward being an entrepreneur. MORE >>