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1、NewVentureCreationAssignmentsforSession1Student:EikeMoritzvonKatteAssignment1:WhyamIinterestedinentrepreneurship?Myinterestinentrepreneurshipprobablyarisesfrommanifoldreasons.Iorganizedmythoughtsandtriedtosummarizethemintotwoclusters.Oneisratheraboutthepast

2、,meaninghowIgrewup,andanotheroneaboutthefutureandmyexpectations.Abiginfluence(andthefirstoneIcanremember)ontheevolutionofmyinterestinentrepreneurshiporiginatesfrommyfather.HehadbeenworkingasMDforamajorGermanbankeversincehefinishedhisstudies.Inadditionhestar

3、tedhisownbusinesswhenIwasstillakid.Heobviouslyperformedwellinbothbutseeingthenever-endingenergyandpassionhewasabletoputintohisownventureafterworkandonweekendsalwaysimpressedme.Heexplainedthathisbankjobwasmoresecuretofeedourfamilybutdevelopinghisventurewaswh

4、athereallylovedtodo.Hecomparedhimselftoahamsterinahamsterwheeljustwaitingfortherightmomenttojumpoutofit.Hiswishforuswastofindsomethingoutsidethehamsterwheelearlierinlifethanhedid.“It’sbettertoworkforyourowndreamsandintoyourownwalletthansellingyoutimetosomeo

5、neelse”.SoIstartedobservingandtalkingtoentrepreneurswithinfamilyandfriendsenvironmentandreadingaboutothersuccessfulentrepreneursinalldifferentindustrysectors.WhatIlearnedfromitgrewmyinterestfurther.Ibelievethatasafounderofacompanyyourskillsetmustbemuchbroad

6、ercomparedtowhatyouneedasanemployeeinaveryspecificfunction,asDrewHoustonrealizeddoinghis“MBA”ontherooftop.Youneedbusinessacumenandatleastabasicunderstandingofvariousfunctionsrangingfrommarketingtofinance,technicalproduct-relatedunderstandingandpreferablyast

7、ronghumanside.IbelieveIdofitthesecriteria.InpastpositionsIwasabletoleadpeople,bearresponsibilityforthemandinfluencetheculturewithinmyteam.ThatwasaverypositiveexperienceandIexpectthistobeevenmorefulfillingifyouworkonatopicyouchoseyourselfwithpeopleyouchoseto

8、workwithandinacultureyouwereabletoshapefromthefirstminute.AndlastbutnotleastIthinkitalwayshavebeenentrepreneursratherthanconsultantsorfinanceguysbeingabletoreallychangesomethingtothebetter.Assignment2: