許多創業的迷思往往誤導了有志創業的人，分散他們的注意力，例如：
．「我有一個很棒的生意點子，現在只需要1,000萬美元就可以讓公司開始運作。」
．「我有個新點子，可以創造10億元的生意──只要能在500億美元的網際網路市場分食小小一塊就夠了。」
．「我唯一需要的是有足夠的錢做一些好廣告，然後我的公司就能在幾年後股票上市。」
．「這個新點子太棒了，以前從來沒有人想過──沒有人會跟我們競爭。」

There are many myths about starting a business that are distracting and misleading for aspiring entrepreneurs, for example:
． “I have a great idea for a new business. Now all I need is $10 million to get the company on its feet and going."
． “I have a new idea that'll be a billion dollar business—all we need is a tiny slice of the $50 billion Internet market."
． “All I need is enough money to do some good advertising, and then my business will be able to go public in a couple of years."
． “This is such a great new idea that no one has ever thought of it before—we will have no competition."