Entrepreneurship: Fundamentals

This lecture introduces the concept of entrepreneurship as the act of bringing together resources to create value, originating from the French word 'entreprendre'. It explores the entrepreneurial mindset, events, and macroeconomics, focusing on early-stage entrepreneurial activity rates across different age groups and regions. Additionally, it compares self-employment businesses with high-tech ventures, emphasizing the differences in business ideas, competition, time perspective, and growth potential. The lecture also discusses the origins of technology-driven startups, including technology transfer programs at universities, spin-offs from corporations and research labs, and individual inventors.