Characteristics of a successful entrepreneur
A VC: VC Cliché of the WeekHere are the characteristics that I find most commonly in great entrepreneurs:I really identify with Fred Wilson's list on the characteristics he finds most commonly with successful entrepreneurs. I would also add some eccentricity and a risk taking personality. Effectively entrepreneurship is in a way a really on-the-edge risk management. The one skill I value most highly in my current role (as a change agent within a larger company) is the ability to rapidly mediate between the market and the product teams.Also read the comments from Dave mcclure in Fred Wilson's post.
- Super bright, smartest person in the room syndrome
- Engaging, compelling, social personalities
- An insatiable passion for creating things
- An expertise and focus on the product
- The ability to rapidly mediate between the market and the development team
- A hunger for the big hit (ie the payday)
- A flair for PR and marketing
- The ability to listen to and really hear what others are saying
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