Entrepreneurship and the Gig Economy

Which of the following traits are often associated with entrepreneurs?

• A preference for stable, long-term employment with fixed hours.

• A focus on maintaining existing business models without change.

• Being trailblazing, innovative, problem-solving, and passionate.

• A reluctance to take financial risks.

What is the fundamental characteristic of an entrepreneur?

• Someone who works for a large corporation.

• Someone who identifies a market need and assumes financial risk to create a business to address it.

• Someone who invents a new product or service.

• Someone who manages a team of employees in an established company.

In the example of the "Cat-Cycle" and "Cat-Board," who was considered the entrepreneur?

• Congress, who came up with the idea for the Cat-Cycle.

• Me-Wow, the company that produced the Cat-Cycle after Congress pitched it.

• Beetle, who developed the Cat-Board using his personal savings and sold it to stores.

• Both Congress and Beetle, as they both had ideas.

How has the rise of the gig economy impacted entrepreneurship?

• It has made it harder for entrepreneurs to find skilled labor.

• It has increased the financial risk for new businesses.

• It has made it financially easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses without committing long-term to paying employees.

• It has primarily benefited large corporations, not individual entrepreneurs.

What is one advantage of having multiple separate jobs in the gig economy?

• Guaranteed full-time employment

• A stronger sense of income security

• Access to traditional employee benefits

• Less need for self-marketing

What is a potential challenge for gig workers regarding legal protections?

• They often receive higher standardized pay

• They are guaranteed mandatory breaks

• They might have difficulty maintaining insurance and retirement accounts

• They are always protected by strong government regulations

What is a primary motivation for many individuals to become entrepreneurs?

• The desire to work for large corporations

• The opportunity to be their own boss and set their own terms

• The guarantee of immediate financial success

• The avoidance of any financial risk

According to the Lean Startup methodology, what is the approach to stumbling or failures in entrepreneurship?

• Failures should be avoided at all costs

• Stumbling is perfectly fine if one learns from it

• Success is only possible without any failures

• Failures indicate a lack of talent and should lead to quitting