These questions have often been pondered, but answers haven t been definitive. Some clear themes, however, have emerged. Many different events can trigger the entrepreneurial urge, from a job loss to deciding to follow a dream. Sometimes the family atmosphere, while growing up, can foster the entrepreneurial spirit and ignite the hunger that will drive and motivate the entrepreneur.
Money often isn t the critical ingredient.
Some entrepreneurs began with financial support from family members or venture capitalists, but others started with almost nothing. Ted Waitt, for example, started Gateway 2000 in the family barn. Examples such as this show us that the success of some entrepreneurs can be attributed less to the early availability of money than to their belief in what they re doing. A good fit between your business and you. Entrepreneurs and their business must be connected in some way.