Being an entrepreneur

As I continue to think about the possible business to get in, multiple questions keep poping up in my mind. One of them is "What does it take to be an Entrepreneur". One of my friends keep telling me that she is not an entrepreneur material (?!). Then there is another school of thought that only the hybrid of techie + management material can succeed if you want to be an entrepreneur in IT field. Well my feeling is
1. Should be able to multi task
2. Have more risk appetite than average human being
3. Perseverence
4. Trust in your self and your partners (I do not mean faith).
5. Thick skin

are some of the traits we need and these can be cultivated and not necessary to be born with. Not all can be born in a baniya family to run a profitable business. And not all need to be a techie to invent something.

One of the greatest invention of mankind is Time, and how to measure time. Fire was a great discovery, where as time was invented by Human. And this was invented in all parts of the world. We measured time diffrently in different parts of the world; in Kannada and Tamil we measure it in Jama / Jamam and is in different measures in different parts of India and has evolved beautifully into calendars and astrology and various art and science form. Though human life has been impacted hugely by this invention I am not sure how techie was the guy (gender neutral) who invented it or it was used in a Business sense.

Imagine in some ???? BC
Day 1
Cave Man's Daughter: Mamma, why is papa not at home?
Mom: It is morning. Papa has gone to get food.
Daughter: When will he come?
Mom: When you feel hungry.
Day2:
Daughter: Mamma, when do I get hungry
Mom: When your papa comes home
Daughter: When will papa come?
Mom : When the sun is on top of your head. (vola mom started to measure time...)

When the Daughter grew up and became a mom herself.

Mom: Son, I am going to get collect some firewood will be back soon
Son: When will you come?
mom: When the tree shadow comes near the cave

So they soon started to improvise time measurement ...

So great ideas can come from any conversation...Just need to keep eyes and ears open and willing to experiment. There is no right or one way to define what it takes to be a entrepreneur. But if we stop being alert, stop dreaming and and stop chasing the dreams, then one can forget the word Entrepreneur.