Overview:
In this lesson, students will learn the distinct characteristics of a traditional entrepreneur. They will listen to the Knowledge@Wharton podcast on: “Ted Leonsis: It’s the Greatest Time to Be an Entrepreneur.” Then students will work in groups to read three other articles to identify the characteristics of a traditional entrepreneur, and present those to the class.
NBEA Standard(s):
- Entrepreneurship, I. Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Knowledge@Wharton High School Articles:
- “You Won’t Believe What Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft and Spotify Have in Common”
- “You Have 60 Seconds to Make Your Elevator Pitch. Go!”
- “Wisdom from the Parlor: Ice Cream Entrepreneurs Share Their Struggles”
- “Why You Have Time to Become a Successful Entrepreneur”
- “Where Do Ideas Come From?”
- “What Does Entrepreneurship Mean to You?”
- “V is for Visionary: Five Lessons from Tech Titan Josh Kopelman”
- “Startups, CEOs, VCs and More from the Movie ‘The Intern’”
- “Mentors: Knowing How and When to Listen to Feedback”
- “Mara Steiu Wants You to Learn About Money — and Then Take Action”
- “Lessons from the ‘Board’ Room: A Watercraft Maker Talks Beaches and Business”
- “Is High School Killing Your Creativity? Rajat Bhageria Has a Remedy for That”
- “How ‘Shocking’ Moments Enabled Today’s Space Entrepreneurs”
- “Educator Toolkit: Artificial Intelligence”
- “Career Insight: Farrhad Acidwalla on Learning from Failure and Knowing When to Take a Break”
- “Business News Flash: Unicorns Do Exist!”
- “Behind the Wheel of Tesla’s Model S and Elon Musk’s Endless Innovation”
- “Behind the Scenes of a Sneakerhead Startup”
- “Advice from Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs with Three Very Different Products”
- “A Research Project Builds the ‘Three C’s Model of Entrepreneurial Success’”
- “4 Questions for Gen Z Mask Entrepreneur Elvis Zhang”
- “‘FishFlops’ Style Inspires One Teen to Save Her Money and Pay It Forward”
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