1. Commitment and determination in terms of tenacity, self-discipline and ability to dedicate completely to the venture
2. Market-opportunity obsession, customer or market oriented, understands customer needs, attuned to marketing requirements, relationship marketing
3. Tolerance for ambiguity, uncertainty and willingness to risk, can work in unstructured environment, resolve problems, make decisions under uncertainty or ambiguous knowledge
4. Adaptive, self-reliant, lateral thinker, able to adapt, attend to details.
5. Drive to excel, success is important perspective, sense of humour, low esteem needs
6. Leadership, self-starter, reliable, consistent, patient, fair, team builder
Almost certainly professional investors, including venture capitalists, require an able, dedicated and skilled entrepreneur to look after their interests. IF there are not adequately evident, the entrepreneur faces the prospect of financing the venture personally or over a long, extended period of time.