ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

This yearning to do a startup sometimes comes off as a spiritual quest, doesn’t it? It’s no accident the term to describe this yearning is entrepreneurial “spirit.” On one level, it can be a bit much. Sometimes even my eyes glaze over from the earnestness of the pitches I hear. Yes, at the end of the day, a startup company, like angel investing itself, is just business. And yet, I’m here to tell you that there’s something more to this entrepreneurial business than just business.

Every entrepreneur and most angels will agree that the entrepreneurial spirit isn’t just about money. It’s about creating relationships that serve as a force multiplier for the best that human intelligence can create. Entrepreneurial spirit builds ...

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