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Week 1 Discussion-- characteristics of a successful entrepreneur

Week 1 Discussion-- characteristics of a successful entrepreneur

Q What are the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur? Using the characteristics described in the slides from “lesson-1 folder,” research and discuss your favorite entrepreneur. Please address the following points in your discussion: • What traits did you find in your chosen entrepreneur that were consistent with those from the slides? • How did these traits lead to success? • What were the obstacles faced and how were they overcome?

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Steve Jobs being my favorite entrepreneur, possesses qualities of humility, honesty, intellectual abilities, subject-matter expertise, empathizing capabilities, empowering subordinate team members, and showing futuristic vision. The major aspect of his contribution towards being an entrepreneur had been innovation. That is why there had not been prevention of innovating by the subordinate team members of his organization named Apple Inc. This had been empowering for his subordinate team members to make mistakes, learn, rectify mistakes and also innovate better after every lesson learned.