Very interesting debate about the root of entrepreneurship. Personally, I also believe we all have entrepreneurship DNA within us. Some explore and develop it, some don’t. Training & experiences are part of process of turning entrepreneurship into what we dreamed or wanted to achieve. In my case, it is more nurture side than nature side. My parents never started up their own business, so did my grandfather, grandmother and my sisters and I don’t remember any of my close relative having their own business either. Does it mean that I do not have entrepreneurship DNA and that I should not start up business myself? I learned how to do business from every sources of life, education, friends, living experiences, working and I wanted to do own business – are these enough for me to be an entrepreneur?

I found this debate is very interesting and honestly I don’t know what is right.  I just believe that I also can be an entrepreneur if I want enough and have enough knowledge and experience to do that. Would be interesting to know how you think about this.

Entrepreneurship: Nature vs Nurture?

Solving problems is an important aspect of entrepreneurship, but it’s not the entire solution. Hard work is imperative, but it doesn’t always mean a fortunate outcome.. – Tina Seelig

Turning Lemonade Into Helicopters

It’s very interesting POV to me because I was, as same with her, taught by my Dad that hard work is key to achieve my goals. Growth up, I was taught a bit further that I should work hard and smart to achieve my goals. Actually sometime in life, I’ve practiced and experienced what Tina called “turning lemonade into helicopters”, however I did that without purpose and did not aware of such benefit or meaning of doing so. It is a really good tip though.

….When we think of manly leadership, thoughts of courage, resiliency, boldness and determination come to mind. We think of the man confidently in charge, steering the ship and leading the men. What we often do not think of is delegation. The ability to wisely and effectively delegate is a quality far more quiet than others, and yet one of the most crucial to a leader’s success. Whether you’re a manager at work, owner of your own business, officer in the military, or simply working on a school project, effective delegation is one of the keys to achieving your goals….

Brett & Kate McKay(February 23, 2010) Leaderhip: The Importance of Knowing How To Delegate, posted on Manliness blog

I found it very interesting POV and I also agreed with the Authors. What do you think?

Leadership: The Importance of Knowing How to Delegate

…There are still things women leaders can and cannot do because we are still operating in a restricted zone of operation. We are not to say things with the same tone as men. If we’re too nice, we are seen as too weak. If we’re too strong, we’re controlling. If we’re too direct, we’ve got an edge. If we defend ourselves, we’re hysterical…

Fawn Germer (Nov 5, 2009), The Huffington Post

I posted this on Vietnam Professional and Business Women blog. These are women leadership tips by Fawn Germer, Best-selling author and popular speaker on leadership and performance. Would be interesting to know how you think about those tips too.

Eight Ways Women Leader Can Win in the Perception Game!

I posted this on Vietnam Professional and Business Women blog. Found it is interesting to share here too.

It’s from Kaboodle.com

How To Get 6 Extra Hour Out of Every Day

Description: Komisar explains that there are different types of entrepreneurs for various stages in a company using an analogy from his book, The Monk and the Riddle. Early stage entrepreneurs, like a bloodhound, seek out resources to get the company off the ground. To grow the company, an operation leader is needed, like a husky that is willing to pull the sled and get the company to a public market liquidity. If the company ever faces difficult situations, a rescuer, like a St. Bernard, tries to save it.

Just across this short speech of Randy Komisar – Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. I think he has made some clear points on Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship. What do you think?

Different Entrepreneurs Excel in Various Company Stages

I have started Lap project with Vietnam Professional and Business Women Blog also on wordpress. This is a blog to test out targeted markets and marketing strategies  for my MA Project. The blog will be written mainly in Vietnamese but I will post selected blogs in English and share on this web as well.

It would be great if I could have your comments, recommends and/or advices in design, content, management etc. for this blog:

VNPBW Blog

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and regards,

Hai Nguyen

hainguyen@eventnet.asia