excerpted from "StartUP Cards: A deck of visual cards to provoke the entrepreneur into action. " Link: http://amzn.com/B013XZTZKO Entrepreneurship is not just trying to start a business and when it fails you just get a job somewhere. It is a lifestyle choice to generate value in whatever you do. With that comes a mindset that one might adopt about how they think of what they do. This deck suggest 33 words that start with the letter A to illustrate how using constraints can help creativity and each work as some significance for how to thrive as an entrepreneur.

1. How do I train myself
to be a great entrepreneur?

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9. A simple creativity test,
come up with 33 words that
begin with letter A that capture
the essence of entrepreneurship.
(my answers are the next 33 slides)

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