Depending on who’s blog you read, there are between 5 and 15 ‘characteristics’ that are typical of entrepreneurs. It’s generally agreed, though, that you need to be in possession of an idea.
Entrepreneurs are often serial ‘ideas people’. They love chasing success; the adrenalin that comes with trying something new, and making it work. They aren’t always as interested in the day-to-day grind that follows an initial launch and which builds a business into a stable and scalable opportunity.
Elon Musk is known for courting controversy. He recently made an interesting statement on Twitter which said “I don’t want to be the CEO of anything.”
This is probably the typical thought process of an entrepreneur: a risk-taking, high-octane, already thinking about the next idea type of person who ended up running a business because he was the one with the idea. He qualifies his message later by describing his role at Tesla; “I rather hate it and I would much prefer to spend my time on design and engineering.”
Time to check in on the real world though. If your idea is the next Tesla, you might get away with moving on and leaving the hard work to someone else. Most of the time though, even the most popular ideas need some vision, grit and determination to get off the ground and become a going concern. Worth considering when you’re planning your entrepreneurial journey, don’t you think?
