The Perfect Entrepreneur
If we had the technology to build people, could we build the perfect entrepreneur?
I’ll be Dr. Frankenstein, you be Igor, ok?
Let’s give this a try…
Is there a typical entrepreneur? A personality mashup that screams “this person’s an entrepreneur!”
If I was looking at myself and other entrepreneurs I know, I might say:
- borderline ego maniac
- maniacally focused on details
- occasionally suffering from manic entrepreneurship
Anyone see a trend?
Of course, there are plenty of others that aren’t like that…
So Igor, what shall we put into our perfect entrepreneur?
Let’s assume an entrepreneur is made of 100 parts. That gives us a nice round number to work with and weigh each characteristic we’re throwing in.
- 20 parts passion and dreamer
- 20 parts ego
- 12 parts motivation to achieve
- 11 parts goal setting and time management
- 8 parts hard work
- 8 parts luck
- 7 parts street smarts
- 5 parts leadership
- 5 parts great communication skills and competency in human relations
- 4 parts noncomformity
It’s alive! It’s alive!
How does my Perfect Entrepreneur look?
Photo by Dunechaser.
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11 opinions for The Perfect Entrepreneur
Are you the perfect entrepreneur? at A Mogul To Be
Dec 4, 2006 at 10:39 am
[…] I just read this post by Ben over at the Startup Spark blog. I always thought of myself as having an entrepreneur mindset and after going through the 100 parts that make up an entrepreneur, I would say that I fit most of them. […]
startupspark.com - Are You Sitting on the Next Killer Idea?
Dec 20, 2006 at 4:47 am
[…] Let’s say you’ve got the personality to be a perfect entrepreneur (and you’re not built to be a crappy entrepreneur). You’ve also got an idea. Cha ching! […]
startupspark.com - Are You Obsessed With Creating Things? Maybe You’re An Entrepreneur!
Dec 22, 2006 at 7:50 am
[…] One of an entrepreneur’s fundamental characteristics is the need to create. When I asked some colleagues, “What is an Entrepreneur?” several of them touched on this point. […]
Don’t Make The Same Mistakes George Constanza Did » Instigator Blog
Jan 5, 2007 at 5:42 am
[…] At least George got the “think big” part of being successful. Entrepreneurs and small business owners need to dream in order to succeed. Of course there’s dreaming and there’s delusion… […]
startupspark.com - Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur
Feb 11, 2007 at 12:27 pm
[…] You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start. […]
Known
Feb 12, 2007 at 6:37 am
I think “ego” is not right word.
I am an entrepreneur. I am “emotional”.
The Idea Junkie » Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur
Feb 12, 2007 at 9:44 am
[…] 1. You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start. […]
Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur at Mario’s Place
Feb 15, 2007 at 7:08 pm
[…] You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start. […]
MacroFinder.Com » Blog Archive » Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur
Feb 22, 2007 at 5:25 am
[…] You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start. […]
startupspark.com - How Important is Luck in Entrepreneurship?
Mar 19, 2007 at 7:57 am
[…] just can’t decide how much. Some say entrepreneurship is 50% luck. When I was designing the perfect entrepreneur, I pegged luck at […]
das oertliche
Sep 14, 2007 at 1:33 am
good story
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