“The very rich,” according to a character in an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, “are not like you and me.” To that, a character in an Ernest Hemingway story famously responded, “Yes, they have more money.”
If only someone could replicate Papa’s trick to define what makes entrepreneurs not like you and me. Despite efforts of generations of researchers into how people who found businesses differ from the rest of us, a similarly simple and straightforward explanation has not been forthcoming. The latest attempt, based on analyzing responses to 12,000 surveys administered to both entrepreneurs and the rest of us, does little to resolve the issue.
Psychological assessment purveyor Psychtests in conjunction with Bill Wagner, author of “The Entrepreneur Next Door,” put together a quiz that promises to explain to the rest of us “what it takes to succeed.” But the result is not itself all that successful. Psychtests examined respondents for seven traits: conscientiousness, drive, optimism, networking ability, risk-taking, self-sufficiency and social skills. Does it really take all that to start and run a business?
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Author: Mark Henricks
