6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts, or basic business realities. Thus I often recommend that before you kick off your own business, you join another startup or existing business to see how things really work. Even the best college degree is not a substitute.

For certain, passionately chasing a big financial opportunity in an area you have little street experience is ...