I’ve always said that startups are all about execution. Sometimes I encounter self-proclaimed entrepreneurs who have been “thinking” about a concept for many years, and haven’t started yet. Some of these may be visionaries, but none are real entrepreneurs - yet. Richard Branson has started over 400 companies, and is worth about $4.2 billion, so I doubt if he spent too much time thinking about any one of them.
Great entrepreneurs live by the principles discussed by Leonard A. Schlesinger, President of Babson College, in his book titled “Action Trumps Everything” which he wrote in conjunction with friends Charlie Kiefer and Paul Brown. In it he explains how the power of entrepreneurial action helps people create what they want in an uncertain world.
To read the original article: Startup Professionals Musings: Great Entrepreneurs - Less Thinking and More Action
