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Opportunities are infinite. Survival is not.Val Sklarov’s Entrepreneurship perspective reframes entrepreneurship as the discipline of preventing failure before chasing upside, where boundaries matter more than ideas. 1. Opportunity Is Not a Strategy Seeing opportunity does not reduce risk. Val Sklarov distinguishes: Opportunity recognition: seeing upside Risk containment: preventing ruin Entrepreneurs …

Vision attracts people. Decision rights move companies.Val Sklarov’s Entrepreneurship perspective treats startups not as idea factories, but as decision systems where clarity of authority determines whether vision turns into value. 1. Vision Without Decision Rights Creates Friction When everyone believes in the vision but no one owns the decision, progress …