The Essential Principle of Entrepreneurship. Competition, Division of Knowledge, and the Concept of Society

What is the essential principle of entrepreneurship? The essential principle of entrepreneurship is that though there is no guarantee, people have a tendency to achieve their ends. The reason we tend to accomplish what we set our minds to is obvious. Imagine I am lost in a sea storm at night, which is one of the most horrible situations to be in, and I can’t see anything, and I have no compass. That is horrible, but if I suddenly stumble upon a compass that shows me the north, or between the crests of the waves I see the light of a distant lighthouse, then I leap into action. I focus all of my being on reaching the harbor. I tend to move in that direction. It’s as if we had directional satellite dishes. If I suddenly detect an end worthwhile to me, for example, getting my degree in audiovisual sciences and becoming a successful screenwriter or film editor, etc., and I devote myself entirely to this end, then the information I gradually distill and create will be oriented toward this end, and I will find myself approaching it. Certainly, if I am lost, and I have 360 degrees of possibilities for directing my actions, and I focus myself entirely on one point, I will tend to approach it. If I say to myself, “What I want is to find the woman of my life and get married, and I’m going to devote all of my creative energy to this goal,” then I will most likely find the woman of my life and get married. But if I say, “Ach! What do I want with women?” then it’s a lost cause. Do you see what I mean? Let’s say I have a vision. I am Bill Gates. What I want is to find a product that will satisfy the needs of millions of human beings in the field of computers, and I end up developing an operating system.