Exponential Wisdom

Episode 129: What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur

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How do you define being an entrepreneur? How do you know if you are one, and what are the pros and cons of the entrepreneurial way of life? In this episode, lifelong entrepreneurs Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis define entrepreneurship and discuss what an entrepreneur needs to succeed.

In this episode:

  • Why entrepreneurship requires passion or obsession with a subject.
  • How Peter’s entrepreneurial journey began.
  • Why entrepreneurs need to choose their co-founders and co-workers very carefully.
  • Why today, more than ever, individuals have the ability to find a solvable problem.
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