Question

dany lives in the chicago suburbs and uses her hoverboard wherever she goes. she is frustrated whenever she goes to chicago and is forced to walk or use a bicycle to get around. she decides to create a company called chicago - go hoverboards, which will place kiosks around the city where users can rent a hoverboard and use it for an allotted time before dropping it off at a different kiosk. dany is best classified as a(n)

a) intrapreneur.

b) incubator.

c) venture capitalist.

d) entrepreneur.

e) angel investor.

Explanation:

• An intrapreneur works within an existing organization, but Dany is creating her own company, so A is incorrect.
• An incubator is an organization that helps new businesses, not an individual like Dany, so B is incorrect.
• A venture capitalist and an angel investor provide funding to businesses, but Dany is starting a business, not funding one, so C and E are incorrect.
• An entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, which matches Dany's action of creating Chicago - go Hoverboards.

Answer:

D) entrepreneur.