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the idea that entrepreneurs need balanced skills across many areas, so people with varied experience are more likely to become entrepreneurs.

In economics, jack-of-all-trades theory refers to the idea that entrepreneurs need balanced skills across many areas, so people with varied experience are more likely to become entrepreneurs. This meaning comes from Lazear (2005) in Journal of Labor Economics.[1]

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References

Lazear, E. P. (2005). Entrepreneurship. Journal of Labor Economics, 23(4), 649-680. https://doi.org/10.1086/491605

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