Questions for the interview and film assignment. The film you make should be between 15-25 minutes long and include a segment about the company and how it operates.

2. What previous work experience do you have before starting the venture?

3. Did you have any role models when growing up?

4. Did you do entrepreneurial things as a youth?

6. What were your goals at the time you started the venture?

7. What sort of beliefs did you have (eg. About employees, partners, banks, etc)?

8. Did you establish a lifestyle business, a rapid growth business, or what?, Did your growth orientation change over time?

9. What sort of resources (not just financial) did you have when you started the venture? What sort of network did you have? Were there any special creative things you did to come up with the needed resources?

10. How concerned were you with control when starting the venture? Explore the entrepreneur’s need for control (of the venture, of people, of decision making)

11. Did you write a business plan?

12. Did you feel prepared to start the venture at the time you started it?

14. Did your risk orientation change as the venture grew?

15. Did the typical work week change as the venture grew?

16. Did the assumptions you made when you first started the business prove to be wrong?

17. What key mistakes did you make along the way?

19. What key personal characteristics do you see in yourself that were especially important for your success?

20. What are your plans for the future?

21. What advice based on your experience would you give to others?