Dennis Hanno is CEO, former university president, and clinical associate professor who teaches several entrepreneurship courses at the Gabelli School of Business.
Dennis Hanno
He is also a self-proclaimed Swiftie.
“It's an entrepreneur. Taylor Swift fits every part of my definition,” Hanno said, adding that her creativity and innovative thinking are as central to her brand as the music itself. .
According to Hanno, entrepreneurship is more than just starting a business, it's a holistic way of thinking that can influence how someone does something.
“It's important to look at the current situation and ask, 'What can I do differently to achieve even greater success?'” he said.
Rather than just seeking personal profit, Hanno emphasizes that true entrepreneurship is all about finding a problem to solve and tackling it in your own unique way.
entrepreneur checklist
What makes a successful entrepreneur? Hanno breaks it down into four parts.
1. Act on your ideas
“There are a lot of people who have great ideas. There are a lot of things where people say, 'Oh, that's a great idea. I wonder who's going to do something about it.' Entrepreneurs must act. ”
2. Identify opportunities
“Look for ideas wherever you are. Find ways to take action that align with your own values and skills and turn them into opportunities. It’s about what your community needs and wants.” How do you deal with that? The opportunities for you are going to be very different than the opportunities for me.”
3. Analyze everything
“Sometimes people think that the Elon Musks of the world wake up in the morning and say, 'I've got an idea, I'm just going to work on it.' And I think the Steve Jobs, Elon Musks, Bill Gates I'd argue that they're not people like that. They actually analyze, and probably their biggest skill is to analyze faster than you or me, to look at a situation and say, “If you do this, you can do that. You're more likely to succeed if you do it.” “”
4. Find your passion
“In both undergraduate and graduate classes, we basically spend three hours talking about ourselves: 'What's really important to you?' At the end of the day, it's about what you want to accomplish. What are you thinking?’ I think that helps people focus on their values. ”
“When I was in college, I didn't really have time to think about things like that. Maybe 10 years later, I really thought, 'Do you know what's really important to me?' Education.” 'That's when I identified what my passion was, so I changed the direction of my pursuit. So I never looked back. ”
