The question of nature versus nurture — whether genetics or environment determines how we behave — has fixated scientists and philosophers for centuries. With no conclusive result either way, it promises to engage them for centuries to come.

With entrepreneurship taking a front seat thanks to the devastating effect the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the global economy, the same debate can be (and probably is being) had around entrepreneurship. Are entrepreneurs born? Or can they be bred?..

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