This document discusses lessons that can be learned as an entrepreneur. It states that as an entrepreneur, you will learn to be a leader by making balanced decisions and motivating your team towards collective goals. You will also learn to value a strong team by building relationships and finding the best individuals for your objectives. Additionally, you will realize there are easier ways to get things done and will learn from your mistakes by analyzing them to optimize in the future. The document emphasizes listening to customer needs and looking beyond financial goals to see the bigger picture.

1. W H AT D O Y O U L E A R N A S
A N E N T R E P R E N E U R ?
B Y G E O F F R E Y B Y R U C H

2. Entering the
treacherous waters
as an entrepreneur
can be stressful and
downright
intimidating.
In fact, the
traditional
paradigms have
taught us that in
order to survive, we
must be in a position
as a progenitor of
knowledge.

3. But as an entrepreneur, you will find quickly that the luxury of
knowing is often faced with a variety of obstacles that are only
meant to hinder the success and future goals of financial profit and
financial stability.

4. W H I L E A L L O F T H I S M AY B E T R U E , W E
N E E D T O U N D E R S TA N D T H AT T H E
C O N C E P T O F L E A R N I N G I S N E V E R L O S T
W I T H A N E N T R E P R E N E U R . R AT H E R , E V E RY
D AY I S A N O P P O RT U N I T Y T O I M P R O V E .

5. S O I F Y O U A R E H E S I TA N T T O TA K E T H E F I N A L P L U N G E I N T O T H E
D E E P E N D A S A N E N T R E P R E N E U R , TA K E A L O O K AT A VA R I E T Y O F
L E S S O N S Y O U W I L L L E A R N T H R O U G H O U T Y O U R J O U R N E Y F O R
S U C C E S S .

6. 1 . Y O U L E A R N T O B E A L E A D E R
A S A N E N T R E P R E N E U R , M A N Y TA S K A N D P R O B L E M S W I L L B E T H R O W N AT Y O U . T H E O N E T H I N G T O
R E M E M B E R I S T O F I N D A B A L A N C E A N D S E N S E O F A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y I N E V E RY D E C I S I O N T H AT Y O U M A K E .
U N D E R S TA N D Y O U R S TA N D A R D S A N D R E C O G N I Z E T H E S T R E N G T H S A N D W E A K N E S S E S O F Y O U R C O M PA N Y.
T H I S T Y P E O F T H I N K I N G W I L L P U S H Y O U T O F I N D T H E I N S P I R AT I O N A N D D R I V E T O M O T I VAT E Y O U A N D
Y O U R W O R K E R S T O Y O U R C O L L E C T I V E G O A L S .

7. 2 . Y O U L E A R N T O VA L U E A S T R O N G T E A M .
B A S E D O N Y O U R L O N G - T E R M G O A L S , T H E WAY Y O U C O N N E C T W I T H O T H E R S A N D
B U I L D R E L AT I O N S H I P S W I L L D E T E R M I N E T H E S U C C E S S A N D P R O G R E S S O F Y O U R
C O M PA N Y.
A S A L E A D E R , Y O U N E E D T O L O O K B E Y O N D T H O S E B I A S E S A N D F I N D T H E B E S T
I N D I V I D U A L S F O R Y O U R S P E C I F I C O B J E C T I V E S .

8. 3 . Y O U W I L L R E A L I Z E T H E R E A R E E A S I E R WAY S T O G E T T H I N G S D O N E .
D U R I N G Y O U R J O U R N E Y A S A N E N T R E P R E N E U R , Y O U W I L L M A K E A L O T O F M I S TA K E S .
I T I S L I K E T H AT C O M M O N S AY I N G , “ A N Y T H I N G T H AT H U RT S Y O U C A N T E A C H Y O U . I F I T K E E P S H U RT I N G Y O U ,
I T I S B E C A U S E Y O U H AV E N ’ T L E A R N E D . ”
U N D E R S TA N D T H AT T H E R E I S A L E A R N I N G C U R V E . M A K E S U R E Y O U A R E A B L E T O A N A LY Z E Y O U R M I S TA K E S
A N D O P T I M I Z E T H E M I N T H E F U T U R E .

9. 4 . Y O U W I L L L E A R N H O W T O AT T U N E T O Y O U R C U S T O M E R S N E E D S .
S T E V E J O B S M O V E D AWAY F R O M T H E C O M P U T E R M A R K E T T O F O C U S S P E C I F I C A L LY O N
M U S I C S T R E A M I N G A N D D O W N L O A D I N G .
B E C A U S E O F T H I S ‘ R I S K Y ’ D E C I S I O N , J O B S WA S A B L E T O C A P I TA L I Z E O N A N U N TA P P E D
M A R K E T A N D C H A N G E T H E C O U R S E O F H O W W E S H A R E A N D B U Y M U S I C F O R E V E R .
J U S T L I K E J O B S , Y O U WA N T T O L I S T E N T O Y O U R C U S T O M E R S . U N D E R S TA N D W H AT
T H E Y WA N T F R O M Y O U R C O M PA N Y O R W H AT T H E Y A R E S E E K I N G F O R T H E I R F U T U R E S .

10. 5 . Y O U W I L L L E A R N T O S E E T H E B I G G E R P I C T U R E .
L I K E A N Y G R E AT L E A D E R , Y O U N E E D T O L O O K B E Y O N D T H E O B S O L E T E G O A L S O F R I C H A N D FA M E .
Y E S , L I K E A N Y E N T R E P R E N E U R , Y O U WA N T Y O U R B U S I N E S S T O B E F I N A N C I A L LY S U C C E S S F U L .
B U T L I K E A N Y G R E AT B U S I N E S S L E A D E R , Y O U WA N T T O T H I N K O U T S I D E O F T H E B O X .
T O D O T H I S , A N S W E R T H E ‘ WA N T S ’ A N D ‘ N E E D S ’ O F T H E P U B I C A N D D E V I S E S H O RT- T E R M G O A L S O F
H O W T O G E T T H E R E .