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Intrapreneurship
Becoming an Entrepreneur on the Job
What is your definition of an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur
An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale. The entrepreneur is commonly seen as a business leader and innovator of new ideas and business processes.
What keeps most people from becoming entrepreneurs?
Funding Manpower Strong backing Branding/Marketing Fear
What is your definition of an intrapreneur?
Intrapreneur
A person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk taking and innovation. Intrapreneurs have entrepreneurial skills blended with managerial skills but operate within the confines of an organization.
Positive differences between entrepreneur vs intrapreneur
Funding
company/organization often has capital to fund the project
Manpower
intrapreneurs do not have to worry about finding the talent to get tasks performed
Branding
intrapreneurs can use the branding of the company/organization to get their ideas to take root
Quick Triva Question
Do you know the difference between a intrapreneur and a intrepreneur?
Intrepreneur
One who sets up, maintains and assumes the financial risks of an Internet business venture not to be confused with intrapreneur or the more traditional entrepreneur. They are the new breed of Internet Entrepreneurs.
Name some companies started by intrepreneurs?
Google Yahoo MySpace Facebook YouTube Second Life LinkedIn eBay
Characteristics
Results driven Ambitious Creative Original Self Confident Risk Tolerant Persistent Influencing High Energy Action oriented Interpersonal Innovative
Misdiagnosed Characteristics
Ambitious ± over zealous Creative ± does not follow...