If you answer yes to these questions you’re not an entrepreneur

Getting a venture off the ground isn’t easy, so it’s no surprise there are a few comments those in the business of assisting start-ups would rather not hear from entrepreneurs.

Writing on his Startup Professional Musings blog, Startup Professionals founder and CEO Martin Zwilling runs through a few common comments he says quickly identify people as not being cut out for the rigours of entrepreneurial life. So, if you answer yes to any of these questions, you may want to give it a miss:

• Do you like your life to be structured, with clear decisions?
• Does dealing with problems cause you stress?
• Do you like your job to be clearly defined?
• Do you get frustrated when things don’t work?
• Do you crave awards for your efforts?
• Is your job only fun if everyone knows what their role is and performs it well?
• Do risk and uncertainty cause you to lose too much sleep?
• Do you prefer to forget about your mistakes?
• Is balance and family the most important thing in your life?
• Are you happy to put things off until tomorrow even if you could do them today?

Zwilling provides explanations of the characteristics of entrepreneurs that would make would-be start-up founders want to answer ‘no’ to these questions. He also suggests employees can assess the effectiveness of their bosses in the same way.

“If you are an employee and you recognise your boss in the quotes, you probably are not a happy employee. If you recognise your CEO or business founder in the quotes, then your business is probably failing. That’s how important it is for the right people to be in the right category,” he writes.

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