The Philosophical Entrepreneur: From Inquiry to Impact

In the heyday of intellectualism, thinkers and philosophers were the shining stars of their generation. Their ideas were mind-blowing, inspiring generations to question everything and seek ‘truth’. And the era that we all share today is briefly characterized by expeditious technological furtherance and dynamic, exponential evolution of industries, whose progress is made at the cost of innovation. In this Silicon Valley era, philosophical beauty seems to have taken a backseat.More than ever, this world needs a functional intersection of the philosophical world and entrepreneurial era. It is this powerful intersection that lays the foundation for 'The Philosophical Entrepreneur: From Inquiry to Impact.” Entrepreneurship is not just about mere numerical financials and contemporary economic and marketing theories and practices, it can be better with classical thoughts and neoteric philosophical inquiries.The true entrepreneur philosophizes while devising his venture’s policies and strategies and undergoing through institutional and financial challenges. The true entrepreneur is a philosopher too. This book, risen from the meeting of classical thought and contemporary dynamism, seeks to give birth to such a revolutionary entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial wheels should be made modern since the time’s evolutionary speed is temporally demanding, and the directions, the destinations and the junctures should be identified through a structured mechanism of ‘the thinker’.As an entrepreneur, myself, I have tried to read entrepreneurial books, in a trial of designing strategies and plans to drive my startup to success. This book, partly is intended to share some of those books I read from the socioeconomic philosophy, and partly, holds on to some of my own reflections and ideas unto the nature of entrepreneurship at its core. "The Philosophical Entrepreneur" is more than just a collection of thoughts; it's my strategic manifesto, a carefully crafted blueprint born from my own business dreams. It will be experimented-with over time, tested and refined, made more whole, through a process of tackling the complexities of entrepreneurial existence.The book contains three main chapters.The first chapter is comprised of four sections. These sections distill lessons from selected philosophical literary works. In the ‘derivation’ portion of each chapter, we will unfold what they bear for entrepreneurs. -In the second chapter, lie original works, if such a thing even exists. These works are divided into four sections, each dedicated to a specific aspect of my entrepreneurial vision. I believe they offer valuable insights for my fellow entrepreneurs.The third, the final chapter, tends to extract entrepreneurial sight from selected verses of the ‘Holy Bible’. The Holy Bible can be seen as an ancient text that’s part of history. There is a lot to take notes from in the Bible, and this chapter draws short and useful entrepreneurial lessons from seven selected verses.As its name claims, I am confident that this book can supplement your voyage from inquiry to impact. I believe it will transform you unto a reflective identity who represents a bridged gap between eras. Read more