From the course: Become an Entrepreneur Inside a Company
Taking action
- Congratulations. You've put in the time to understand what it takes to become an entrepreneur. You're ready to act as a change agent from inside the company. You know how to develop a disruptive idea, build support from stakeholders and your manager, get the resources you need to test your plan, and even how to transition from the Skunk Works phase and scale your idea more broadly. So what's next? Now is the most important part, taking action. Find your problem, and as Scott Cook of Intuit says, "fall in love with it". Understand what it is, who it affects, and what the cost of doing nothing could be for your organization. Once you know what's wrong, you'll be able to start generating ideas and support to find a better solution. As you make progress, be sure to keep learning. Check out some of the great resources that are available. There are dozens of books. A new favorite of mine is The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs by Amy Wilkinson. By the way, her new work is totally focused on large company entrepreneurs. And an old fave is Michael Porter's on Strategy, a great book to get your creative juices flowing. It can also be inspiring to look at magazines like Fast Company that are focused on start up entrepreneurs who build great companies, without great data, strong infrastructures, or powerful partnerships. Things big organizations have in spades. Check out the many courses here on LinkedIn Learning as well. I love Guy Kawasaki's course on entrepreneurship and Jeff Dyer on innovation. You've come this far, keep going. We need more problem solvers in the world, especially those with the pragmatism to start small and the courage to thing big.
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