TY - BOOK AU - Gerard, George AU - Bock, Adam J. TI - Inventing entrepreneurs: technology innovators and their entrepreneurial journey T2 - Prentice Hall entrepreneurship series SN - 0131574701 AV - T212 GEO PY - 2009/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Prentice Hall PB - Pearson Education KW - New products KW - Technological innovations KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Inventions N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1 Inventing entrepreneurs; Part. I Discovering entrepreneurial options; Chapter 2 - Entrepreneurial purpose, 3 - Inventing entrepreneurial options, 4 - Technology licensing, 5 - Lifestyle business Part II Cultivating an entrepreneurial identity;Chapter 6 -The entrepreneurial academic, 7 - Entrepreneurial journey model, 8 - Sample journeys Part III Assembling the entrepreneurial tool kit; Chapter 9 - Understanding industry context,10 - Accumulating business skills and knowledge,11 - Primer on financing the technology-based growth company Part IV Visualizing the road ahead; Chapter 12 - The managerial challenge, 13 - Preparing for growth, 14 - Exit Part V Preserving identity; Chapter 15 - Identity, growth, and learning on the journey N2 - This book discusses the various paths and decisions that the entrepreneur will experience on their journey, as well as insights and tools to prepare them for it.This book emphasizes research on inventing entrepreneurs, explaining the critical factors that spark and fuel successful entrepreneurial journeys.For the business professional interested in exploring the entrepreneurial journeys of successful entrepreneurs ER -