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How do you define an entrepreneur?


An entrepreneur is not a label limited to founders only. I believe every person working on an innovative product is an entrepreneur, irrespective of stage of the company. What are the traits of such people?


  👤 speedgoose Accepted Answer ✓
Your definition goes a bit against the usual definition : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/entrepreneur

However it could fit a little bit the second less common French definition, where the word is coming from : https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/entrepreneur

But it would require the person to actually take the decisions and to lead. An average employee working on an innovative product doesn't fit the definition.


👤 Archelaos
A person who runs her own business and risks a considerable part of her own money and time for it. So the typical farmer is an entrepreneur, the typical manager is not.

👤 t_christensen
I dont think innovation is a requirement. Entrepreneurs also built great businesses that's neither original or advanced from other products existing.

👤 brudgers
An entrepreneur makes money while they sleep.