The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live by

by Scott A. Shane

Book Overview

A challenge to the myths we hold about entrepreneurs in America--who they are, what they do, and how they succeed

There are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false set of assumptions.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300158564
• ISBN13: 9780300158564
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"