Be an Intrapreneur.
Guy Kawasaki just launched a new blog a couple of weeks ago. He’s one of the coolest guys around, and one of the best authors as well. He talks a lot about entrepreneurship, vc, and other cool projects he has been a part of. But, all around, he has some great advice based on a plethora of experience.
In one of his recent posts, he talked about the top ten lies of venture capitalists, then went on to talk about the top ten lies of entrepreneurs. Jason Fried offered back some solid feedback. And, Scoble already has as well.
It is great to see Guy shaking up the blogosphere with interesting ideas. But, I’d like to point back to his post on the art of intrapreneurship. Which, I think is as important for new entrepreneurs to think about as “normal” entrepreneurship.
At a talk I gave at Berkeley a few months ago, I spoke to a group of young entrepreneurs about the art of the intrapreneurship, and its relevance in the family of entrepreneurship as they think about moving into the “real world” after graduation. You don’t have to be “doing a startup” to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes sealing the internal support, budgets, resources, and just plain passion is as hard as chasing the dream with an all-new team and a set of VCs. And, don’t forget, you will have to do this all through an established and throughly rigid culture.
If you dream of fundamentally changing the way your group/division/company does business. Be an intrapreneur. It can be just as rewarding.
