1) What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is an individual that has an overwhelming desire to accomplish more than the average person by taking advantage of the free enterprise system. This person will find an objective, or end point of success and work hard and long to succeed at this selected task. An entrepreneur always thinks outside of the box in order to accomplish his goals, and is always working with a business partner, or partners, in order to take advantage of multiple thought patterns (brainstorming). Unlike the vast majority of the population, the entrepreneur is driven to work hard, sacrifice recreational time, and commit to his or her one goal in order to eventually reap the rewards of life that most Americans never experience. Contrary to popular belief, you can not be taught how to become an entrepreneur, you must learn how to be an entrepreneur by identifying your life's dream and jumping into it and pursuing the dream with all of your energy.
2) What do you think I should learn in an entrepreneurship course? One aspect that should be a big part of an entrepreneurship curriculum is the requirement to read an array of books written by entrepreneurs starting with Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. All entrepreneurs concentrate of self improvement, and the best sources are books, audio and video material that convey the principles, habits and lifestyles of the successful individuals that you would emulate. The second part of the curriculum is the psychology of communication which describes human character and skills of reading body language. In the majority of cases, entrepreneurs must be masters of listening to others and conveying information in a simple yet comprehensive manner in order to accomplish the cooperation of individuals within your inner and outer circles. The third part of the course should encompass the skills of research through various avenues such as social network sources, online governmental records, institutional hierarchical structure, etc. An entrepreneur must maximize his efficiency of time, and thus mastering the ability to acquire information through various networks is invaluable.
3) What do I wish I had been taught in school before setting out on a path as an entrepreneur? For the most part, we are not prepared through the educational system to become entrepreneurs, but instead we are programmed to become employees of the entrepreneurs. I definitely did not need to learn how to dissect a frog, but I could have used a course in how capitalism works within the world system, and "no", civics class did not qualify in that respect. I still look back on my first 12 years of education and realize that my personal typing class did more to prepare me for life than any other subject prior to college. Many entrepreneurs like Sam Walton never finished high school but went on to create dynasties which employ thousands of individuals with college degrees. The entrepreneur prepares themselves through the school of "hard knocks" and the university of persistence. I do not regret obtaining a college degree, and I enjoyed the field that it prepared me for, but learning to be an entrepreneur is the most valuable, and rewarding journey that I have ever undertaken.
This interview was a great experience. I had never picked Franc's brain about entrepreneurship and his answers were very in-depth which helped me get a clearer picture of how he portrays entrepreneurship. It is important that you self-educate yourself and that dissecting a frog does not prepare you for the real world. Being an entrepreneur also requires interacting people while also paying attention to their body language. These things are only a couple of things out of countless things that a good entrepreneur needs to become successful.
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