Skip to ContentGo to accessibility page
OpenStax Logo
Entrepreneurship

Discussion Questions

EntrepreneurshipDiscussion Questions

Discussion Questions

1.

Find an example of a video of a lean pitch online. What, in your opinion, makes it successful?

2.

Find a company that has made a pivot and explain why the pivot worked.

3.

If you were starting a business and had to create an MVP, what would that MVP be?

4.

Are there any downsides to the lean startup method? If so, what might they be and what sorts of products or companies might fall prey to them?

5.

If you were conducting a lean pitch to investors, which steps of the pitch would you find most difficult and why?

6.

Discuss how you could identify and manage your fears as you start your own business.

7.

What strategies do you think can help women overcome their fear of failure? Relate your answers, if applicable, to a woman you know who has such fear and describe strategies she uses to overcome it.

8.

Discuss how minorities and women can use resources and strategies to deal with their additional challenges as entrepreneurs.

9.

Pick three cons of business ownership and strategize how to turn them into pros.

10.

Now choose three of the pros of business ownership and consider whether any of them could be cons in certain situations.

11.

Discuss how a lean plan allows you the flexibility to change course if something is not working for your business.

12.

Discuss the differences between making changes to a product for growth and creating a new product from scratch.

PreviousNext
Order a print copy
Citation/Attribution
Reuse and redistribution of this content in digital or print format:
  • This book may not be used in the training of large language models or otherwise be ingested into large language models or generative AI offerings without OpenStax's prior written permission.
  • This book uses the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License, which means that you can reuse and modify the material only for noncommercial purposes, must attribute OpenStax, and must distribute any derivative works under the same license.
  • Any commercial printing of this textbook, including using a local or custom printer, must be approved by OpenStax, and proper citation provided.
  • OpenStax-copyrighted images, activities, assessments, and similar components of this book are subject to the same licensing – CC-BY-NC-SA. They can be used for noncommercial purposes with attribution. Commercial use requires permission.
  • Permission requests: Anyone who intends to incorporate this content (including text, images, and other components) into large language models, use it in AI offerings, use it commercially (including in print), and/or has questions about another use case is welcome to complete our reuse request form.
Attribution information
  • If you are redistributing all or part of this book in a noncommercial print format, then you must include on every physical page the following attribution:

    Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/entrepreneurship/pages/1-introduction

  • If you are redistributing all or part of this book in a noncommercial digital format, then for every page that includes OpenStax content, you must license the derivative work under the same CC-BY-NC-SA license as the original, and include on every digital page view the following attribution:

    Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/entrepreneurship/pages/1-introduction

Citation information

The information below includes the information needed to generate citations in most major styles (APA, MLA, etc.); you must reformat and organize the information as needed to fit the requirements of the style. Use the information below to generate a citation. We recommend using a citation tool such as this one.

© Jun 17, 2026 OpenStax. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. The OpenStax name, OpenStax logo, OpenStax book covers, OpenStax CNX name, and OpenStax CNX logo, and Rice University name, and Rice University logo trademarks, or wordmarks are not subject to the Creative Commons license and may not be reproduced without the prior and express written consent of Rice University.