Together with ACErs Sulivan Santiago and Victor Navarrete, who have already taken this type of course, we discussed a topic that is controversial and can be viewed from many different angles.
Courses on entrepreneurship are spreading rapidly, in a wide variety of formats — from digital products to weekend immersions. What precautions should we take when choosing one? What works? What doesn't? Which ones are worth it?
Well, at the very least, hands-on experience in entrepreneurship is fundamental to consolidating any theoretical knowledge. It's like learning to swim: you can take a course beforehand to understand what to do, but it's only when you actually get in the pool that you test those concepts and discover how it feels.
Want to dive deeper into the debate? Listen to episode 2 of the Growthaholics podcast:
Business is also a science
As you listen to this week's podcast episode, you'll notice when we say that entrepreneurship is also a science — since it can be learned and does not require an innate talent. With that in mind, data becomes extremely important for decision-making. The path followed by giants like Amazon, Apple and Google was certainly not based on guesswork or assumptions.
Like them, many companies implement data and insights teams to steer their business decisions.
A business strategy with clear objectives demands measurable results to support decision-making. Such data may be related to consumer behavior patterns, market dynamics, and competition.
Here at ACE we love data — in fact, one of our core values is Data First & Pareto Lover.
“The most valuable commodity I know of is information”, says the famous character Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street.
Text by Pedro Waengertner