1. Visionary entrepreneur
Turn your vision into business, but keep your feet on the ground. This type of entrepreneur has the knack for seeing the future realistically. Despite living well planted in his reality, he likes to daydream and if he sees an opportunity, he doesn’t hesitate to take it.
The advantage of idealizing your dreams is that you do everything possible to carry them out. This aspect is what differentiates him from other entrepreneurs, since he is very clear that just dreaming will not get him anywhere. You must take action.
Recommendation for this type of entrepreneur: vision can be used in your favor when you imagine everything you can achieve, as long as they are achievable goals.
If you are this type of entrepreneur, the best thing to do is to form an effective work team that will help you scale towards your goals.
Characteristics of the visionary entrepreneur
The visionary entrepreneur is a futurist who envisions what is coming in the long term and is two steps ahead of everyone else. Among its characteristics are:
- Dreamer
- Passionate
- Creative
- Bold
- Persistent
Example of a visionary entrepreneur
In this category there are many examples of people who have been disruptive or revolutionary in their industry, who innovated to create something that had not been seen before. An example is Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, who had the vision of creating a personal computer and who was a pioneer and inspiration for many more to develop a great industry based on his ideas.
2. Investor entrepreneur
This entrepreneur likes to invest and has the financing to do so. His main objective is to grow his money to generate more opportunities. He is very good at making something profitable; it detects good and bad opportunities, so you know when not to take risks.
He can become excessively ambitious, so one of his main weaknesses is not knowing when to stop, which leads him to make mistakes.
Recommendation for this type of entrepreneur: look for trusted advisors to help you make decisions, since this way you can have more arguments before taking a risk.
Characteristics of the investor entrepreneur
This type of entrepreneur definitely has a nose for business and trusts their instincts. Its main features are:
- Sagacious
- Ambitious
- Risky
- Strategic
- Prompt
Example of investor entrepreneur
Today’s big investors were once entrepreneurs and still are every time they start a new project. An example is Warren Buffett, a highly dynamic American businessman who is always looking for where to invest his capital with Berkshire Hathaway.
3. Opportunistic entrepreneur
He takes advantage of the opportunities that are presented to him to obtain any result and is a born experimenter. Always observe and analyze before taking action.
These entrepreneurs are very good at looking for more than one solution, because for them there are a thousand ways to improve and make something functional. Where someone sees a barrier, the opportunistic entrepreneur is already looking for an alternative.
Recommendation for this type of entrepreneur: if you identify with this profile, we recommend you to be even more observant: maybe you have a million-dollar idea right now, right in front of you and you don’t notice it. Take advantage of your resources and make them work.
Characteristics of the opportunistic entrepreneur
Being an opportunist is sometimes understood in a negative way, but in reality it is the person who knows how to detect and take advantage of opportunities. The main characteristics of this entrepreneur are:
- Observer
- Advantageous
- Certain
- Persuasive
- Witty
Example of the opportunistic entrepreneur
These entrepreneurs know how to create alliances, since they can transform someone’s idea into a reality or transfer it to sectors that no one would have imagined. An example could be Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook (today Meta), who started from an interconnected university network to a global platform.
4. Passionate entrepreneur
He loves to work. He is one of those who cannot just keep the idea in mind, but must make it come true. When something motivates him, he is filled with energy, so much so that he can spend hours and hours working without complaining. He really enjoys what he does. His advantage is passion, which will be the engine not to be defeated.
Recommendation for this type of entrepreneur: you are surely good at motivating people, but you must take into consideration that your ideas have to be attractive to others as well. Be smart to direct your idea towards something profitable; You can help yourself by reading about entrepreneurship, for example with these 10 unmissable books.
Characteristics of the Passionate Entrepreneur
This entrepreneur is one of those people who captivate when speaking, because they explain their ideas with great passion for what they do. Its main features include:
- Energetic
- Dynamic
- In focus
- inspiring
- obsessive
Example of the passionate entrepreneur
Every entrepreneur has a great drive to work to materialize their ideas. An example is Andrés Moreno, the creator of Open English, an English teaching system that has become popular in Latin America. Andrés started his business with few resources, but overflowing with his passion when he saw that the English language could be a barrier to the professional and personal development of any Latin American.
5. Entrepreneur out of necessity
Your lack of options motivates you to generate income quickly. Being an entrepreneur out of necessity does not mean that you are forced to be, but rather that you are very quick to look for opportunities. This type of entrepreneur is good at developing ideas and putting them into action in a short time.
Recommendation for this type of entrepreneur: surround yourself with a work team that will help you achieve your goals. Remember that not only is it enough to have an idea, but it is also profitable.
Characteristics of the entrepreneur by necessity
In this case, the context has helped him discover the entrepreneur who already lived in it, so its main characteristics are:
- Stubborn
- Skilled
- Deal maker
- decisive
- Decided
Example of the entrepreneur by necessity
This type of entrepreneur has no time to lose, so he sets very clear objectives and is based on results. An example in this category is Cris Urzua, a Mexican entrepreneur who, being in an economic crisis, saw the need to do something to get out of that situation and created an academy (MAS Academy) and several programs focused on the training and development of sales.
