The entrepreneur: A ball of kinetic energy. Wired to perform. Demanding of himself or herself Egotistical. Driven. And a powerhouse of results.
Usually a company is lucky to have one at the helm. Some companies, founded by equally aggressive co-founders – Google and Microsoft come to mind – have two locomotives at the front of the train. Private-equity companies are so desperate to install entrepreneurs at the head of their investments that they spend tens of thousands of dollars on rigorous personality tests to evaluate the entrepreneurial qualities of candidates they’re considering to lead their portfolio companies.
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