Alejandro Suárez Sánchez-Ocaña

Alejandro Suárez Sánchez-Ocaña. Entrepreneur and private investor in the Internet sector and new technologies.

The entrepreneur who is fooling himself

A few weeks ago at a meeting with students from an MBA in Madrid, I happened to ask how many of them wish to start their own businesses. This is a question I do for years with some frequency, and with mixed results. I've found everything from curious audiences cases where hundreds of people get up and shout declaring his vocation by first becoming officers, to mixed audiences. Continue reading "The entrepreneur who is fooling himself"

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12 June 12 | Entrepreneurs

3 comments for "The entrepreneur who is fooling himself"

David Rodriguez | June 12, 2012 at 11:21 am
I would adapt a bit .. if you want to undertake, undertaken in "something" that you're passionate about (idea, hobby, etc). No need to be happy or only an idea ... but if you have to do something you're passionate about.
Juan Antonio Martinez | June 12th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
I completely agree with that if you expect to have a great idea, you can expect a lifetime. Most businesses are not based on great ideas, but reasonably cover the real needs of real people. I expect the idea is great, perhaps, a bit of hope that once you have a great idea, I'll millionaire.
Another issue that I play and it's very important is that not everyone has to be a businessman or entrepreneur: completely agree. Whoever places on their own just because he hates his boss, or because it is becoming fashionable, in my experience, does not usually generate a successful business: I do not feel motivated enough to weather the storm that will undoubtedly have to endure. Especially now, as you say, are required every effort to succeed.
Kleber | June 13, 2012 at 2:00 am
Excellent article, I agree with you Alexander, each person has within their being the desire or not to undertake, can not be shielded behind excuses.
Not all people are ideal to undertake, it is vital to know in depth and determine which will be our future.
Regards