In a world of ki blasts, transformations, and Zenkai boosts, what could we possibly learn about entrepreneurship? Well, it turns out an awful lot.
If you haven’t met him, this is Vegeta. Prince of the Saiyans, Elite of the Elite, or in his own words, “I am the best in the universe!” Make note of that quote, because it reveals something deeply wrong with Vegeta. Vegeta believes his strength comes from his heritage, that he was born the best of the best. He believes that if you aren’t born strong, then you’ll never beat someone who is strong, ever. This sounds awfully like a personal, permanent, and pervasive explanatory style. This is fine so long as he wins, but it narrows his mindset. Because he believes you can only be born with power, he never trains. His thought process is that he’s completely safe because nobody will every be as strong as him. This brings him into competition with Goku, our main character. 
Goku’s explanatory style fits more in line with an ideal entrepreneur. Even when defeated, Goku explains these with temporary (I didn’t train hard enough yet!), specific (Wow this one guy is strong, but I can still beat other people), and external (It’s not because I’m worthless that I lost this fight, it’s because I’m not used to this planet’s gravity). In addition, this style allows Goku to ask questions about how to do better next time (He’s too fast for my spirit bomb, next time I’ll do a Suprise attack so he doesn’t have time to dodge it!)
As the two characters fight, we see the two explanatory styles in action. Vegeta is strong, but because he never questions his methods he tries the same attack over and over again. Each time it fails Vegeta feels personally ashamed of himself. Meanwhile each time Goku tries an attack that fails, he brushes it off and thinks of a new one. This barrage of new a different tactics leads to Goku beating Vegeta.
Entrepreneurial application:
As entrepreneurs we need to be careful not to make sweeping declarations. Even if we’re successful, we should never attribute our success to ourselves and only ourselves. We should never assume that we’re always on top, or always the worst. Entrepreneurship is about constantly questioning what you know, whether those assumptions be positive or negative. Therefore, we should be careful to never let ourselves be carried too far one way or the other, but to combine our positive and negative views to create a fuller picture.
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