I have a problem with this test of your Entrepreneurial Quotient posted by Guy Kawasaki. My problem is that while I agree with all the questions and answers save one [more on that in a minute] I don’t think it’s about entrepreneurial quotient.
It’s about the hyped up buzz about what is an entrepreneur: Someone starting a company making some sort of software and who needs venture capital to take their company public.
Sure there are entrepreneurs like that. But it’s a small sub-set of all entrepreneurs. Of course it’s the flashy newsworth sub-set. And given Guy is from the high tech world, and a VC it’s no wonder he’s made this mistake.
And I must say, for the record, I like what I’ve read of Guy’s approach to building companies. There’s a lot right with it – I just wish people wouldn’t limit the concept of entrepreneurship in this way.
As for the test itself #11 is a very good point. But #6 I have a big disagreement with. I guess it depends on your definition of success. But I’d choose answer A.
