A mente do empreendedor

"“If you want to be entrepreneurs, you cannot think like sheep.” Entrepreneurs seem to have developed an independent streak in the way they assess market perceptions
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Optimism is also a part of that same mind-set, and entrepreneurs are almost certainly unusually optimistic, in particular about the anticipated impact of their perceived capabilities on the market. Sometimes they are so optimistic that they grossly overestimate their chances of success. Some call that propensity irrational optimism because it is not justified by the objective probabilities, and it is true that aspiring entrepreneurs believe they will not fail where others have.
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But if as an entrepreneur, I see a game of chance as a game of skill instead, then I have the possibility to make an extraordinary gain.
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What’s more, the propensity to think independently, to challenge conventional wisdom, and to act in a contrarian fashion is not quite the same as irrational optimism. By tying their future worth to something that is, initially, worthless, impossible, or stupid, entrepreneurs are in a sense buying low—investing in an idea that is undervalued by others—so that they can later sell high, reaping extraordinary value from it."

Trechos retirados de “Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid" de David Isenberg