I’m very selective with my information intake lately. Weeks ago I deleted a 70 feeds from my blog reader, downloaded Facebook Notifier to use the site as a communication medium, and I’m spending less time on news sites – save the occasional Drudge Report check-in.
One blog that I added was Fred Wilson’s blog. It’s pure gold and should be required reading for tech-business types. I love reading the comments section of Fred’s site; he stays engaged in the discussion, opposing views are welcomed, and the conversation is rich with intelligent folks.
Today, Fred posted a list of 5 defining characteristics of entrepreneurs:
- A stubborn belief in one’s self
- A confidence bordering on arrogance
- A desire to accept risk and ambiguity, and the ability to live with them
- An ability to construct a vision and sell it to many others
- A magnet for talent
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I think there has got to be a new way on points 1 and 2. What about the Amish, Japanese, George Muller and every civilization between 200AD Rome and John D. Rockefeller?
I’d like show that 1 and 2 are false virtues in entrepenuership.
I don’t think 1 & 2 are necessarily a bad things; at their extremes, both can be destructive.
Belief in one’s self and confidence aren’t totally negative.
I don’t know much about the folks you listed. I’d be curious to hear how they relate to entrepreneurship.