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Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Spark Minute identifies five factors that set ready entrepreneurs apart. How do you measure up? Here are just two: 1.
(Editor’s note: Patrick Driessen is the CEO of Seed Accelerator, an Asian-Pacific technology startup & business accelerator. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Having started, run and lead various companies since I was 15 years old, I’ve learned a few things about being an entrepreneur – often the hard way. I’ve had successes, failures and massive failures, but each taught me something valuable.While a lot has been written previously about the key qualities of successful entrepreneurs, I’ve always thought there were a few items that were missing. Sure, things like passion, creativity, self-confidence and coordination skills are helpful, but those just scratch the surface.
(Editor’s note: Patrick Driessen is the CEO of Seed Accelerator, an Asian-Pacific technology startup & business accelerator. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Having spent more than 20 years as an entrepreneur, I’ve seen a lot of theories, philosophies and truisms come and go. Success in the startup world starts long before your company is underway, though.
It’s the asking, the awareness, and the empowering context established through asking, that sets a higher bar for your writing, your business and your life. At the heart of each of these questions is a specific understanding that lights them on fire within your life. It is the recognition that there is a difference between a mission and a goal. Everybody wants to be happy.