Successful traits of technopreneur

References: Mohamed Dahlan Ibrahim, Ph.D

•Integrity
•Leadership
•Impatient: bias toward action (with analysis)
•Quick clock speed
•Modest ego. Seeks and accepts coaching
•Willing to be different, but knows it (not oblivious)
•Pragmatic: willing to compromise
•Rejoices in other’s victories
•Driven to solve a valuable problem for customers
•Strong entrepreneurial intensity
•Willingness to incur the costs of growth
•Willingness to use wide range of financing sources
•Emphasis on a team-based organizing structure
•Focus on innovation
•Committed to commercialization of technology discovery
•Excellent communication skills
•Understand the value of business principles
–Formation and execution of a sound business plan
–Raising of money
–Building an organizational team