I see. Well actually I didn't mean to sound like I was arguing on the public vs. private axis. In fact my put-a-man-on-the-moon example was, of course, hugely about government.

What I mean is I'm skeptical of the impact of efforts (public or private) to "teach entrepreneurship". Yes you can teach that, one by one. But if the desired outcome is to have many more entrepreneurs, you don't get there one by one. You get there by changing the culture to elevate the social status of entrepreneurs. Any efforts -- whether public or public -- need to focus on that, first and foremost.