1. Personality and
Entrepreneurship

2. Can temperment influence success?
Do certain personalities produce better entrepreneurs?
Are the aims of the entrepreneur relevant?

3. Extraversion
Exploratory
Socially Inclined
Comfortable in Crowds

4. Agreeableness
Polite
Compassionate
Relationship-Oriented

5. Neuroticism
Anxious
Sensitive
Negative-Focused

6. Conscientiousness
Conservative
Hard–Working
Future-Oriented

7. Openness to Experience
High IQ
Exploratory
Creative (Fluency)

8. Airbnb
How did Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky manage to create a bilion dollar company while revolutionizing the hospitality industry?

9. So, traits to look for? Remember, no hard rules in psychology.
MOST ENTREPRENEURS
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Openness
TECH REVOLUTIONARIES
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Openness
Remember, no hard rules in psychology.
There will always be exceptions…people are diverse.

10. Thank you!
…any questions?