Firstly, there's supposed to be a democratization of entrepreneurship with individuals becoming more capable (due to tech) and not needing the resources of a large company.
Secondly, there may be a systemization of entrepreneurship, as we get better at it. Analogy: in the early days of manufacturing, defects rates were high and apparently random. But over time, observation and experiment, the causes were understood and controlled, resulting in extremely low defect rates (as low as you're willing to pay for, I believe). Can the same apply to startups? Of course not! But we certainly can get better at it. "Lean", imperfect though it is, is an example of this. And every time someone writes (or reads) a "lessons learned", there's an implicit assumption that there is something to learn... that it's not totally random.
Except I think entrepreneurs are the defects. Their the guys that make things work inspit of the system. For every rule there is an exception and an entrepreneur their to expliot it.
Firstly, there's supposed to be a democratization of entrepreneurship with individuals becoming more capable (due to tech) and not needing the resources of a large company.
Secondly, there may be a systemization of entrepreneurship, as we get better at it. Analogy: in the early days of manufacturing, defects rates were high and apparently random. But over time, observation and experiment, the causes were understood and controlled, resulting in extremely low defect rates (as low as you're willing to pay for, I believe). Can the same apply to startups? Of course not! But we certainly can get better at it. "Lean", imperfect though it is, is an example of this. And every time someone writes (or reads) a "lessons learned", there's an implicit assumption that there is something to learn... that it's not totally random.