How to be an entrepreneur and the challenges and rewards encountered

Forget Juilliard. The American Ballet Theatre. You want creativity? Try entrepreneurship.

Here's an awesome quote from a post called "Creativity Loves Constraints," on the Cambrian House blog:

"Similarly, working at a startup, there are constraints everywhere. We face tight deadlines, are often under-staffed and given limited resources. And our creativity thrives as a result.

"The point? The creativity of our vision isn’t the only creativity that matters - the creativity of our design and execution also matters. Moreover, by being constrained, the latter type of creativity becomes more and more important."

I think that last part is extremely interesting. For entrepreneurs, there is a completely open canvas to build an idea, a business, a team... But the constraints necessitate an additional kind of innovation.

The kind of innovation that looks at a problem and says, "Here are ten ways I could get around that." That handles the constraints in a new way, moves in, and by executing powerfully, makes the vision happen.

If most startups fail, then their founding entrepreneurs must have ran out of creativity. 

Perhaps entrepreneurs can apply creativity by either looking for a different way to solve problems, or, demonstrate innovative-thinking by bucking against the  usual mistakes of startups, and instead choosing to apply the straightforward business principles that will drive their success.

Have you experienced or seen any particularly creative approaches to dealing with constraints in entrepreneurship?