Mark Suster Partner Upfront Ventures and former entrepreneur
Suster believes successful entrepreneurs have these qualities: “1. tenacity, the most important []. 2. street smarts []” including “[] know[ing] [] how customers buy and how to excite them [], [an ability to] spot opportunities that aren’t being met and [] design products to meet these needs. []”. “3. ability to pivot []” which “[] might just be a totally different business model.[]” “4. resiliency []. 5. inspiration []. 6. perspiration []. 7. willingness to accept risk []. 8. attention to detail []. 9. competitiveness []. 10. decisiveness []. 11. domain experience []. 12. integrity []”. Mark Suster, Entrepreneur DNA, December 15, 2009;http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/entrepreneur-dna/ What Makes an Entrepreneur (2/11) – Street Smarts December 16, 2009
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/16/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-210-street-smarts/
What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot December 17, 2009
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/12/17/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-310-ability-to-pivot/