Planet Entrepreneur

How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better We are living in a world of incredible challenge and changes, and for both the entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur alike, this also means it is a world of ample opportunities. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of e-commerce and social media, there are now, today, more markets, tools, and opportunities for entrepreneurs than ever before. Even better: we are now also living in a world more predisposed to entrepreneurial solutions than ever, and we need those solutions not just to create the Next Big Thing, but to solve the Next Big Problem. Every issue that individuals, communities, and nations face offers the entrepreneur the chance to make a difference. For anyone ready to embark on a mission to solve problems, create communities, build businesses, tap technology, and think entrepreneurially, this new world is teeming with opportunities for success. Uses real-life examples to explain the full extent of today's global entrepreneurial revolution and its vital importance for our future Explains where the emerging markets are and how to tap into them to achieve success Offers insights on the global entrepreneurial revolution, the future of financing, the rise of the self-employed army, the transformation of innovation, and the view from the "e;bottom of the pyramid"e; Learn how the worlds' best entrepreneurs are starting profitable businesses, innovating, or creating organizations to alleviate social needs across the globe. Planet Entrepreneur teaches how anyone can develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successful venture, and change the world for the better. This is the Era of the Entrepreneur.

How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin a successfulventure, and change the world for the betterWe are living in a world of incredible challenge and changesand for both the entrepreneur and potential entrepreneur alikethis also means it is a world of ample opportunities. From the fallof the Berlin Wall to the rise of e-commerce and social mediathere are now, today, more markets, tools, and opportunities forentrepreneurs than ever before. Even better: we are now also livingin a world more predisposed to entrepreneurial solutions than everand we need those solutions--not just to create the Next BigThing, but to solve the Next Big Problem. Every issue thatindividuals, communities, and nations face offers the entrepreneurthe chance to make a difference. For anyone ready to embark on amission to solve problems, create communities, build businessestap technology, and think entrepreneurially, this new world isteeming with opportunities for success.* Uses real-life examples to explain the full extent of today'sglobal entrepreneurial revolution and its vital importance for ourfuture* Explains where the emerging markets are and how to tap intothem to achieve success* Offers insights on the global entrepreneurial revolution, thefuture of financing, the rise of the self-employed army, thetransformation of innovation, and the view from the "bottom of thepyramid"Learn how the worlds' best entrepreneurs are starting profitablebusinesses, innovating, or creating organizations to alleviatesocial needs across the globe. Planet Entrepreneur teacheshow anyone can develop an entrepreneurial mindset, begin asuccessful venture, and change the world for the better. This isthe Era of the Entrepreneur.

About the World Entrepreneurship Forum viiWorld Entrepreneurship Forum's Founding Members Definition ixPreface by Tugrul Atamer xiAcknowledgments xvAuthor Note xviiSection I The New World 1Chapter 1 The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution 3Inderjit SinghChapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Technological Transformation 21Nikhil AgarwalSection II Explorers of the New World 35Chapter 3 Entrepreneurs: The New Global Adventurers 37Dr. Colin JonesChapter 4 Going Green: Business as an Agent of Change 49Thais Corral, in collaboration with Jarrod Russell and Daniele CesanoChapter 5 Social Entrepreneurship and the End of Charity 63Tony MelotoChapter 6 Empowering Women and Minority Entrepreneurship 75Jeannie E. JavelosaChapter 7 Untapped Potential at the Base of the Pyramid 89Jack SimSection III The Toolkit 103Chapter 8 Hello Entrepreneurs, Goodbye Borders 105Baybars AltuntasChapter 9 New Financing for a New Era 119David DrakeChapter 10 Social Media: The Game Changer 133Fadi SabbaghaChapter 11 Paradigm Shifts in Education 147Anna-Lena JohanssonChapter 12 Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 161Nicolas SheaSection IV Joining the Entrepreneurship Revolution 177Chapter 13 Intrapreneurship 179Steven D. StraussChapter 14 Taking Your Business Global in the Digital Age 191Laurel DelaneyChapter 15 The Self-Employed Entrepreneur 207Steven D. StraussIndex 217