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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.

— Sachin Bansal

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think that sometimes people are frightened to take the risk of entrepreneurship.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Part of the challenge of being an entrepreneur, if you're going for a really huge opportunity, is trying to find problems that aren't quite on the radar yet and try to solve those.

— Sean Parker

Being an entrepreneur means the ability to think out of the box by putting away our fear of any risk, including financial.

— Ciputra

Really great entrepreneurs have this very special mix of unstoppable optimism and scathing paranoia.

— Astro Teller

Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.

— Jay Samit

I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on?

— Kevin O'Leary

In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.

— Yossi Vardi

I think if you're an entrepreneur, you've got to dream big and then dream bigger.

— Howard Schultz

✗Opposing Perspectives

One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty.

— Drew Houston

What does an entrepreneur do? The first thing is they've given themselves permission to see a problem. Most people don't want to see problems... Once you see a problem and you keep looking at it, you'll find an answer.

— Bill Drayton