“I recall Kate, a TV executive, who returned from maternity leave to a new boss. She was, she found, tainted by association. When her projects (initiated under her old boss) turned out to be wildly successful, it made matters worse and she found herself ostracized. Anything that made the old strategy look good made her new boss look bad. Caught in the crossfire of regime change, the better she did, the worse she was treated. Ultimately she had no choice but to leave.”

“Here’s a quiz to determine your ‘entrepreneurial quotient.’ My intent is to test a person’s knowledge of entrepreneurship. However, scoring high doesn’t mean you’re the next Steve Jobs, and scoring low doesn’t mean you’re not. Some answers are debatable, so there will be many comments. #10, in particular, is tricky so read it very carefully.”