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The X-Men Approach to Being a Better Entrepreneur
Unleash Your Inner Superhero
Yesterday, I was watching an Avengers cartoon with my kids, and it got me thinking about what I can learn about entrepreneurship from my favorite comic book characters. I totally nerd out on X-Men, so I’m thrilled to present my ideas on how to be a better entrepreneur by studying the qualities and abilities of X-Men characters.
Business takes a team!
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. Every X-Men member could break away and fight against the forces of evil on their own. Most of them could do a solid job for a while, but they know that they are more powerful and productive as an organized team.
If you’ve read X-Men comic books (or watched the movies or cartoons), you would know that Wolverine struggles with the lone ranger complex. Sometimes he wants to ferociously go at it alone without a plan. He loathes structure and often clashes with leadership (typically Scott Summers aka Cyclops). But Wolvie ultimately comes to his senses and rejoins the team just in time to kick the enemy’s butt. Let this be a lesson in entrepreneurship: when you have a team, do all that you can to keep working together for your common business goal.
