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The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By

By Scott A. Shane

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780300150063
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
776 kB (795024 bytes)
Pages
224\220
Time added
2023-05-30 00:25:29

Description

A challenge to the myths we hold about entrepreneurs in America—who they are, what they do, and how they succeed Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. America: Land of Entrepreneurship in an Entrepreneurial Era? 2. What Are Today’s Entrepreneurial Industries? 3. Who Becomes an Entrepreneur? 4. What Does the Typical Start-Up Look Like? 5. How Are New Businesses Financed? 6. How Well Does the Typical Entrepreneur Do? 7. What Makes Some Entrepreneurs More Successful Than Others? 8. Why Don’t Women Start More Companies? 9. Why Is Black Entrepreneurship So Rare? 10. How Valuable Is the Average Start-Up? Conclusion Notes Index

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