EDUCATORS’ PERSPECTIVE
the area and it was risky dealing with other
greedy Conquistadors. Risk is always an
issue for the entrepreneur, and the world
of the Conquistador was extremely risky.
Risk is borne because of the potential
rewards it may bring about. The Conquistadors were willing to take risks, but they
were not very good at risk management.
Many of the risks they bore were unnecessary and easily mitigated with wiser
decision-making. These poor decisions
led directly to the demise of Almagro and
Pizarro. 
Brian Grinder is a professor at Eastern
Washington University an