Disciplined Entrepreneurship: What It Really Takes to Build a Business

When founders succeed, they’re often dubbed business prodigies, destined for greatness from day one. However, leaders at the MIT Sloan School of Management assert that successful entrepreneurs are made, not born.

“[Entrepreneurship] is not a science or an algorithm. It’s not art either,” says Bill Aulet, a three-time entrepreneur and MIT professor. “It’s theory and practice. In entrepreneurship, you are always doing something different. So it has to be taught as a craft through the apprenticeship model where you can apply first principles and there are master craftsmen around you to learn from.” READ MORE