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Post by wwerner on May 1, 2014 10:18:29 GMT -6
Entrepreneurs being labeled as psychopaths is fairly accurate considering what they go through. They built their business from the ground up and have done everything in their power to make it a success. I find it a tad bit risky to try and make it on your own knowing that the odds are against you from the beginning.
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Post by robertnicholson on May 2, 2014 13:01:36 GMT -6
So appart from being ADHD i have a chance of being a scphycopath. Maybe when people call me crazy its a good thing. Other than that I am native born english is my first languague , from a moderate size city, and am too young. I guesse my only hope is too travel more and learn some new languages. Or if i want to start my own business I can start my own business. Doing something requires doing something. The only thing stopping you is yourself.
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Post by racheleperes on May 2, 2014 13:29:30 GMT -6
The video as a whole was very interesting. I've always heard some traits that entrepreneurs may have, and always thought that they were somewhat coincidental. I think that the reason majority of the entrepreneurs are older is because they have the assets saved up, the knowledge built up, and the connections to do so. I thought it was funny when she said entrepreneurs were psychopaths.
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Post by allisonschex on May 2, 2014 13:58:48 GMT -6
This video was very informative and interesting. I had no idea that most successful people have ADHD but it makes sense because they are always on the go and working on several different things until something works. I don't like or agree with the statement that most successful people are psychopaths, I wish she would have explained about this more. The fact that most successful people are older definitely makes sense because it takes a lot of time and trial and error.
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Post by mwinner123 on May 2, 2014 17:00:41 GMT -6
Eh, I agree with a portion of this video but not all of it. Success is hardly determined by age or race. Success is determined by your motivation to succeed and achieve your goals. I do not believe that all successful entrepreneurs are unethical or behave more unethically than others, nor do I believe that these success individuals have to be old. There are brilliant young people throughout the world. However, we run into a problem when the older generation is more hesitant to allow the younger generation to step up, because they are replacing the older generation. We can often be seen as inexperienced and not worth their time, when the truth is quite the opposite. Regardless of age or race or gender, we as humans, can be successful by setting goals in our minds and working relentlessly to make those goals a reality through the good times and through the bad times.
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Post by Jessica Aucoin on May 3, 2014 19:46:40 GMT -6
I was really surprised watching this video. I didn't know that entrepreneurs had these crazy traits. I'm not so sure how much I believe them; maybe the ones about being an immigrant but not an ADHD psychopath. These might be some of the traits of successful entrepreneurs but I don't feel like you have to have these to be a successful business owner. My boyfriend is ADHD and if he ever came up with an idea for a business, I'm not sure if he could concentrate on it long enough to be successful with it.
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Post by csimo123 on May 5, 2014 15:58:09 GMT -6
This video was quite surprising/depressing. It is surprising to me that they are psychopaths, creeps and criminal? As far as entrepreneurs i think that they are one of smartest people around. They have the mindset to see the future and to start up a businesses and knows what it takes. The depressing part of the video is that they are old? What?? I think this is exaggerated. Most CEO's in our generation are young and full of life. These were the two things that stuck out to me the most. Applying this to my life is what my dad did with his construction company it was a lot of long nights which could make a claim for psychopath part of the video.
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Post by darnette on May 5, 2014 19:30:49 GMT -6
I was not expecting this video to contain this information. I am not sure if I agree with the video whole-heartedly. I don't believe that all entrepreneurs are psychopaths. I understand you need to have a certain drive and mindset but that doesn't mean you're a psychopath. Then having ADHD, not all entrepreneurs need to having racing thoughts or limited attention span. This video pretty much claimed that old people and people with mental disorders are the people who will most likely become entrepreneurs.
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Post by kourtneyb on May 5, 2014 20:14:36 GMT -6
I don't necessarily agree with the alleged findings in this video. I don't believe age is a true trait, also foreigners involved in many scientific start ups is not really a shocker, but that doesn't make it a trait in my opinion. As we have discussed and learned an entrepreneur does not fit a specific mold anyone with drive and desire can be one.
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Post by jsherman on May 5, 2014 21:34:38 GMT -6
The traits were all good and I just love all the videos with the dry erase board. I can agree with these traits identifying entrepreneurs because you do have to be crazy or incredibly driven to want to start up your own business.Thought the video claims what many entrepreneurs have in common, there is nothing showing any of that matters. Times have changed and with the evolving higher level of education and higher levels of thinking and cultural diversity, you can't pinpoint characteristics of someone who is going to be successful as an entrepreneur. Good video. Love the drawings.
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Post by codylejeune on May 6, 2014 10:54:02 GMT -6
These were great facts regarding entrepreneur traits. I would have never guessed they were psychopaths, ADHD, and live in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by ashleysegalla on May 6, 2014 18:22:47 GMT -6
Successful entrepreneurs are likely to behave unethically. They are more likely to cheat, steal, or lie to get what they want. They are more likely to be ADHD. This means that they put a lot of their energy into the business, and still can do other things. They also live in the middle of nowhere. Many adults in rural places, as opposed to big cities, create businesses. Many of them are older, in their 50s-60s, while 20-30 year olds are the least likely to start their company. Many of them are immigrants. Immigrants create a lot of science based businesses.
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Post by jjohnson on May 7, 2014 9:17:34 GMT -6
This video was interesting. I was most surprised to hear that ADHD was a positive trait for entrepreneurs. I would have understood OCD, but ADHD was a surprise. I guess it makes sense though. ADHD people will not be able to focus on something unless it has something that grabs their attention. If they are developing something, it must be interesting to them, so they are going to give it their all.
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Post by jimmykotter on May 7, 2014 17:59:31 GMT -6
cool video im more impressed with the art rather than the information presented here. it didn't seem to be very relevant when it comes to learning about business. i mean it was interesting, and maybe i will be able to apply down the road some of the info in this video
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Post by asanchez on May 7, 2014 21:47:14 GMT -6
I think that this is a very interesting video. I think that entrepreneurs are certainly more likely to behave unethically. They have a lot more to lose if their business goes under so they will do anything to make it successful. They are also facing a lot more chances to behave in this way than the average person. I also think it's interesting that these people mostly have ADHD. This is probably how they are able to keep moving so fast from project to project. I LOVE the fact that a lot of them are older, this makes me feel better since i'm graduating college later. Also the fact that a lot of entrepreneurs live in the middle of nowhere is interesting. I don't care what opportunities there are in Montana, i'm not moving there! It's also interesting that these people are not born here. 'Merica!
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