I was surprised to read about the "dark side of entrepreneurship". Its definition is 'a destructive side that exists within the energetic drive of successful entrepreneurs'. When reading this for the first time, it sounded really negative. But after further reading, the book explained how there is a positive twist on it. Every entrepreneur needs to have a competitive side and a passion to succeed. It's when that passion turns to greed and unethical decisions does it turn to the dark side. But having a drive and commitment to your project is what makes an entrepreneur great.
I found the different types of "roles" to be a bit confusing. There are "non roles", "role failure", "role distortion", and "role assertion". All of these titles have to do with a certain unethical act, and they all depend on who they effect. This would take a lot of time and more research for me to confidently know each one and what makes them different.
If I could ask the author two questions, my first would be, "What is you experience being an entrepreneur?". I think it is really important to know who you are getting advice from and where that advice is coming from. I'm sure the author explains a little bit of his past in his intro, but I would love to know more. My follow-up question would be, "What experience has been the biggest impact on your entrepreneur career?". This would also help to know where he is coming from, especially when he goes in to detail about specific ethical issues. I wonder if he has ever faced any that have shaped his career.
The only thing that I slightly disagree on was the author's attitude about an entrepreneur's goal to be to maximize profit. He pushed this goal to be a very negative one and I don't think that it's wrong to want to make a large amount of money. I understand that if that is your only reason, then you will never be satisfied and you will probably run out of steam very quickly.
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