创业的幻觉
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship
Scott A. Shane · 初版 2008 年
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“创业者的数量远超大多数人的想象。然而，新企业的失败率高得令人沮丧，而且绝大多数新创企业对经济的影响低得令人失望，这表明热切的准创业者及其投资者往往在一套错误的假设下运作。本书揭示了创业的现实与围绕它所产生的神话大相径庭。美国及其他国家创业活动领域的权威专家Scott Shane凭借翔实的研究所得数据，提供了准确、实用的……”
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……而且实现高增长的概率比开家餐馆之类的要高出 824 倍。但在大家喜欢引用的那些统计数据里，餐馆的数量可多得多。去读读斯科特·谢恩（Scott Shane）的《寻找肥沃土壤》（Finding Fertile Ground）或者《创业的幻象》（The Illusions of Entrepreneurship），了解一下创业和高科技公司的真实面貌吧。
…and 824 times more likely to be high growth then starting something like a restaurant. But there's far more restaurants in those statistics people love to quote. Read: Finding Fertile Ground or The Illusions of Entrepreneurship by Scott Shane to understand the reality of entrepreneurship and high tech companies.
有太多的成本、风险、收益……需要权衡。而且其中很多肯定与薪水和稳定感无关。不妨看看斯科特·谢恩 2008 年 1 月出的《创业的幻象：创业者、投资者和政策制定者深信不疑的高昂神话》（Illusions of Entrepreneurship）——或者至少看看亚马逊上的评论讨论：http://www.amazon.com/isbn/dp/0300113315。这是一个巨大的跨越，而这本书会有所帮助……
Lots of costs, risks, benefits... to be weighed. And certainly a lot of them are NOT about salary and security. It's worth taking a look at Scott Shane's January 2008 “Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths that Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By” - or at least the discussions at Amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/isbn/dp/0300113315 It is a huge leap, and this will help…
想找本能帮你解读考夫曼基金会（Kauffman）部分数据的好书，推荐这本：斯科特·A·谢恩的《创业的幻象：创业者、投资者和政策制定者深信不疑的高昂神话》。祝好，Tristan
For a good book on interpreting some of the Kaufman data, check out: The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By Scott A. Shane Cheers, Tristan
>如果你厌倦了目前的工作、想要改变、讨厌当手下，那么答案是“不要去”。根据《创业的幻象》，大多数创业者都是 40 多岁，而不是 20 多岁。此外，许多创业者（我记得书里说是占比最大的一类群体）之所以创业，更多是因为他们不喜欢或者受不了伺候老板……
>If you're sick of your current job, want a change, and hate being a subordinate, the answer is 'no'. According to Illusions of Entrepreneurship, most entrepreneurs are in their 40s, not 20s. Additionally, many entrepreneurs, (I believe it said a plurality) were entrepreneurs because they didn't like or couldn't work well under a boss more than…
根据《创业的幻象》这本书，大多数自己干的人赚的钱，明显少于他们给别人打工能赚到的钱。然而，他们的幸福感却相当于多赚了 20 万美元一样，所以总体来说他们更幸福……
According to the Book Illusions of Entrepreneurship, most people who work in their own businesses make significantly less than they would working for others. However, they're as happier as if they made 200k more than they do, so in general they're happier…
……家初创公司里有十家会失败。这句常被引用的“创业公司 90% 会失败”，实际上是基于 7 年的时间跨度（如果我没记错的话）。我记得《创业的幻象》[1] 这本书里就把它当作一个常见的误区案例。一家小公司最终倒闭，并不意味着投资人完全没有拿到任何 ROI（投资回报）。举个例子：一家公司完全可能创造了几千万的营收，但最终倒闭……
…in 10 startups fail. This commonly cited 90% startup failure rate is actually based on a 7yr timescale (if I'm not mistaken). I remember it being an example of a common misconception in the book "The Illusions of Entrepreneurship" [1]. Just because a small company eventually fails, it doesn't mean the investors didn't get any amount of ROI out of it. For example: It's possible a company makes 10's of millions in revenue but fails…