{"id":26114,"date":"2015-07-22T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=26114"},"modified":"2024-04-09T00:38:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:38:43","slug":"16-inspiring-videos-every-entrepreneur-should-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/16-inspiring-videos-every-entrepreneur-should-watch","title":{"rendered":"16 Inspiring Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The word entrepreneur<\/em> has been thrown around loosely in the past few years, especially with the huge support that small and medium-scale businesses have been getting. People are all about supporting the little guy now, which explains the rise in innovative start-ups that all aim to change the future in some way.\n

<\/span>Understanding the Entrepreneurial Mindset<\/span><\/h2>

\nSome may have inherited a business from their parents. Some may have been pushed into it. Some may be getting into the scene because it’s a fad. Some don’t even care what they’re putting their money into, as long as they can see it going somewhere. Obviously, there is something lacking in each of these scenarios. Yes, these people have businesses. However, just because you have a business to run does not automatically qualify you to be called as an entrepreneur.\nSo what is an entrepreneur, really?<\/strong>\nGoogle defines an entrepreneur as ‘a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so’. Investopedia sees an entrepreneur as someone who, ‘rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale’.Yet another business expert, Chris Oakley, says that ‘An entrepreneur sees an opportunity which others do not fully recognize, to meet an unsatisfied demand or to radically improve the performance of an existing business’.\nThese definitions sum up what being an entrepreneur is all about. It’s about taking risks. It’s about grabbing opportunities. It’s about meeting demands. Just because a person starts setting up shop does not mean that he is an entrepreneur – he also needs the right mindset to go deeper and beyond trends and profit. Entrepreneurs need the fuel and passion to do the unthinkable.\n<\/p>

<\/span>Becoming an Entrepreneur: Videos to Learn From<\/span><\/h2>

\nDoes this mean that entrepreneurs are born, and not made? Hardly. Anybody can actually become an entrepreneur. Remember that life is an endless journey towards knowledge and having the will to learn more and apply best practices taken from people who are already at the peak can make the difference between success and failure.\nThe great thing about entrepreneurship is the fact that there are a lot of experts who have been there and would be more than willing to push others forward. These entrepreneurs have felt what it was like to be on that starting line that you’re on at the moment. They knew how much sweat they had to let out as they took one step after the other. They knew what it felt like to fall, and they knew how important it was to get up again. Most importantly, they knew how it felt to cross that finish line.<\/em>\nHere are videos made by these very people who are willing to give you a leg up to reach the top. Take notes. Learn important lessons. Pay close attention to what they have to say. These videos could hold the key for you to become a great entrepreneur.\n<\/p>

<\/span>1. The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us<\/span><\/h3>