ABSTRACT
Entrepreneurship is not a career choice, it’s a passion and obsession. To understand this phenomenon, this chapter focuses on a major societal shift: the recession of 2008. The financial crisis of 2007 and the resulting recession of 2008 dramatically changed the way people think about work. As the number of displaced executives grew, many abandoned traditional job searches to launch new businesses and consulting practices. By 2010, roughly 8.7 million jobs were lost, and independent contractors grew in numbers and popularity. Technology provides 24/7 real-time access to job searches and hiring talent. It has forever changed the way people work, play, and buy. Boost Linguistics won first place at Drexel University, Baiada Institute Business Model Competition in 2015. Boost Linguistics was featured in a 2017 Inc. article on student entrepreneurs and was one of the companies presented at the 2017 SXSW trade show. Ethan Bresnahan believes that the lone genius myth may have its roots in comic book superheroes.
