Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur usually have number of personality traits. There are classic books like Entrepreneurs in High Technology: Lessons from MIT and Beyond which mentions on such studies. Ben Yoskovitz at Startup Spark gives 10 ways to know if you’re an entrepreneur. It doesn’t mean you have to meet every items on the list, but they definitely give you some head start or edges from other entrepreneur:
- You’re passionate.
- You’re always looking for opportunities.
- You always think to yourself, “I can do that better.”
- You want to live your work.
- You’re dreaming miles ahead while focused on what you’re doing right now.
- You’re an ego-maniac.
- You’re prepared to say, “I don’t know, but I’ll figure it out.”
- You’re a strategist.
- You’re a builder.
- You want control.
Passion is the most important aspect. If you are passionate on the stuff you create, the higher chances you will live your work, and always look for improvements and opportunities to extend your passion.
Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur - [Startup Spark]
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Jelle says on February 12th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
So what is being a egomaniac good for? IMHO that will only lead to avoidable mistakes. Being able to look critically at your[self|work] is not a thing egomaniacs are good at.
Could it be that that point is just a filler, and the author tought it must be good because he had such a gigantic boner?
Nicolaos says on February 12th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
I look at those and think to myself “that is me.” Although I don’t think I am an egomaniac, but then again; maybe that is one of the traits of a ego maniac.
jdan says on February 12th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
I posted the same comment on the website that has this article, but I figured I’d post it here as well.
So the question to ask next is “I’m an entrepreneur, now what?”
–jdan
Keter says on February 12th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I just applied for a CEO position today with a greenfield startup that can’t pay $#!%, so I think one might be well advised to add “crazy risk taker” to the list!
Corbin Dallas says on February 13th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Yeah, the egomaniac thing is the only one I disagree with as well (can’t imagine anybody would actually agree to that one in their head)
I like the “now what” comment jdan posted, because otherwise………. yeah, kewl…..good to know…..>? I guess :p
Also, maybe they it should list
-have unfinished ‘projects’
-lots of ‘goals’ to complete
-(v(@-
Kara says on February 13th, 2007 at 9:28 am
I had a conversation with my dad last night, as I’m currently in the process of trying to change jobs, and I think this would have been a great list to explain to him why I feel like I need to leave a good job (economically) for what might be a better job (passion/spirit). As I’ve said on my blog post you don’t have to be a start up risk-taker to be an entrepreneur. You can be an entrepreneur within an organization - a person who offers new ideas, has passion, vision, is thinking well ahead of the present, etc.
And with regards to the problems with the term ego-maniac I’ve always referred to it as oozing self confidence. I know what I want, I know who I am, I know where I’m going, and I’m comfortable with how I’m going to get there. It goes along well with Keter’s “crazy risk taker” assessment. An ego-maniac simply isn’t afraid of what’s to come because they know they can handle it - and if they can’t, there is always the next item on the list - I don’t know, but I’ll figure it out.
Kara
Matt Jones says on June 2nd, 2007 at 7:00 am
I agree with that list entirely (and I’m glad to say I am all of those things), the only area of doubt is ‘egomaniac’. I can’t deny that online it’s a lot easier to get carried away…