Psychology of an Entrepreneur
Kevin O’Connor came across a few interesting studies on what makes entrepreneurs tick:
1. Need to control and believe you control
2. Self-confidence
3. Rebellious
4. Need to innovate
5. Urgency, strong drive
6. Conceptual ability
7. Low need for status
8. Objective, non-emotional
9. Attracted to challenges, highly competitive, gut feelings
10. Big goals, long term vision
11. Charisma
I started reading “The Hypomanic Edge” by John Gartner.
His basic assertion is that the most successful of people are really just people who have hypomania, which is essentially a milder version of mania without the depression downside that makes it bipolar.
The book isn’t as scientific as I would like, but it’s an interesting perspective nonetheless and he goes through a lot of people including historical figures like Andrew Carnegie, Christopher Columbus, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Hypomanic-Edge-Between-Craziness-Success/dp/0743243447
Lemme see here….
1 through 6 and 9 through 11. Sure.
But I don’t buy these two at all. If anything, the reverse is true.
7. Low need for status
8. Objective, non-emotional
I buy #7 and #8. Both apply to say, Bill Gates. I don’t think Steve Jobs wants status either, he’s very private.
No way. Steve Jobs being private is not mutually exclusive with #7 or #8. In fact, people I know who have interacted with him, who consider him in many respects quite brilliant, assure me that neither #7 nor #8 apply to him.
i think you forgot the number one attribute: Persistence
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I think a twelfth psychological attribute of an entrepreneur could be a high tolerance for ambiguity. After all, like a “creator” the entrepreneur starts by making a vision of the unknown, known.