Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment

Self-Reliance
Trait: Individualism*
Operating on an island, confident in yourself and in making the judgments, taking the decisions and initiating the actions that only you can do, even when others disagree.
- I am perfectly comfortable making decisions on my own, whatever the consequences.
- I'll make my own decisions if I have to, but prefer to get multiple opinions.
- I am only comfortable when I can get help with decisions and arrive at consensus.
Trait: Grit*
You strive for achievement and persevere in your efforts even when obstacles or setbacks seem severe. You adhere to your goals and pursuit of your interests.
- Once I have made up my mind to pursue something, nothing will stop me.
- I am pretty good at stick-to-it-iveness but sometimes the challenge is too difficult and I fold my cards.
- I am quite easily deterred or derailed by adverse events.
Trait: Time Preference*
You are conscious of the time that entrepreneurial development takes. You imagine the future and strive to bring it to life with present-day resources. You are willing to delay your gratification but not to abandon your achievement target.
- It does not matter what kind of sacrifices I have to make today, I will continue to pursue my long term goals with all my energy.
- I'm pretty good at being frugal today in order to achieve future goals, but I am not going to give up on an enjoyable life in the present.
- It's just sensible to realize that there's a strict limit to how much I will give up to achieve even my most important goals.
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Self-Augmentation
Trait: Interconnection*
The sociability to make connections, the friendliness to sustain them and the technical capacity to utilize today's platforms and tools to maximize your reach.
- I know that global resources of knowledge, tools, materials, and people are available for the assiduous networker.
- I'll collaborate with friends and close-in network resources, although I'm wary of semi-automated platforms like Alibaba and FBA.
- I don't feel comfortable reaching out experimentally to interconnect with people and resources I don’t know.
Trait: Lifelong Learning*
The curiosity to seek out new knowledge, the intellect to assess and integrate it, and the love of learning to enjoy the process.
- I know that speed of learning is the greatest competitive advantage and I devote considerable time to it.
- I learn when I can, although there seems to be a limit to the amount of time I can devote to it.
- I'm attracted to the stability of the classic and the tried-and-true.
Trait: Leadership*
The assertiveness to take the most forward position and the energetic group leadership that motivates others to follow.
- I know I can assemble a great team by firmly putting my stake in the ground, and attracting others to me through passion and initiative.
- Hiring others on to my team is difficult for me because I am not sure of my people-judgment.
- I sometimes feel like I have imposter syndrome - that I am under-credentialed for a position of leadership.
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Customer Value Facilitation
Trait: Empathy*
The insight to sense others' values and motivations, the empathic diagnosis to understand their needs, and the empathic diagnosis to design a value-facilitating solution.
- I am skilled at deducing insights from observation and analysis of others' behavior.
- I've learned the process for empathic insight generation, but I feel like my empathy skills need reinforcing.
- I often feel like I'll never understand customers and their subjective values of my offerings.
Trait: Co-Creation*
The belief in others to trust their judgment, the collaborative skill to mold a response, and the willingness to share ownership of a co-created outcome.
- I am very comfortable with the process of launching an MVP, getting feedback and changing the offering based on the feedback.
- I wish it weren't necessary to listen to and absorb customer criticism but I know it's part of the process.
- I tend to feel too much pride of authorship to be truly open and welcoming to critical customer feedback.
Trait: Adaptability*
No anxiety in the face of unexpectedly changing environmental factors, no vulnerability in the face of criticism and disagreement, and emotional stability in the face of business ups and downs.
- I don't react emotionally when things go wrong or the unexpected happens. I take it in, make adjustments, and keep moving ahead.
- I feel torn between incorporating the changes suggested by consumer feedback and maintaining the integrity of my initial design.
- I hate the experience of adversity, and I tend to hunker down rather than embrace the new knowledge it's bringing me.
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Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment

Self-Reliance

Self-Augmentation

Customer Value Facilitation