Entrepreneurs are not born, they evolve

Now I usually don't agree with Seth on much of anything except that exploring thoughts and ideas is fun. However, in this case he is right. You have noticed the exception and in most cases I doubt that they are true entrepreneurs anyway.

An entrepreneur is a person who changes industries, invents new products and /or changes the way of life for others through there ideas. They are generally not good business people, like to live on the edge and gamble with the unlikely and impossible, always go against the odds, are lousy planners, almost always obsessive, highly committed; and are lousy at sharing responsibility and power in the business. Most Entrepreneurs don't make money fro their ideas or businesses, but those who capitalize on what they start, god business men, usually do. The list is actually longer than what I am giving.

There are many people who carry the entrepreneur spirit of meeting the challenge and reaching for the stars but are not true entrepreneurs. Starting a business doesn't qualify in that direction. I'm afraid Seth is correct this time although his reasoning could be suspect.

It doesn’t matter what most entrepreneurs aren’t, that doesn’t change the definition of an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is a risk-taker who has the skills and initiative to establish a business. And one will create not only a business but a business system in which, as Adam said, he can leave and know that everything will stay in place--if not grow--while he’s gone. That’s the beauty of a business system. Taking advantage of your ENTREPRENEURIAL skills, owning a business SYSTEM, will gain you freedom. However, allow me to make peace and say that an "entrepreneur" and a "business person," however you may differentiate
between the two, both have the ability to create freedom for themselves. One isn't better than the other; who you are personally and what you create to achieve your goals as an entrepreneur/business person is what will make you successful (whether it's freedom for life or 16 hour days).

Wow -- great discussion -- Why cannot a person be both and learn to do both well? Bill Gates is just one example -- there are many... We now know that those who don't plan well can learn how to ... and the same seems true with other traits here. What do you think?

Wow -- great discussion -- Why cannot a person be both and learn to do both well? Bill Gates is just one example -- there are many... We now know that those who don't plan well can learn how to ... and the same seems true with other traits here. What do you think?