Entrepreneur defined… no plan B...

I am going to try to discuss some periodic insights into one of my passions: Entrepreneurs.

I LOVE their 24/7 energy. Not only of the founder's but those who are working with them through the start up phase.

I am on the board or advisor to several companies; most of them are listed my LinkedIn site.

The entrepreneur and associated company that is not listed is a 3D without glasses company which, as the others, has a terrific founder at the helm.

He and his team has been pursuing his vision of bringing both the advanced hardware and software to market that together will be a game changer. And he is doing it.

When I describe his characteristics I am presenting the bar that seems to exist in most successful entrepreneurs. HIGH

He is relentless in his vision of bringing a high quality product to the marketplace.

His vision is immense, yet he pays attention (or has people who pay attention) to the details needed to make SURE that things are correct. He is finely tuned to the marketplace and sensitive to nuanced changes, both on a macro AND a micro scale.

He is vastly capable at assimilated a VAST amount of information and putting together in a simple framework to support his business model. And is relentless.

He combines a fearless lack of intimidation with humor and humility (ooh, a nice double H grouping).

What I have particularly enjoyed, with him and others, is watching the change in Bullshit to Substance ration ..(hmm B/S ratio). I think most entrepreneurs may start with a high B/S ratio as their vision is so big that it takes time and A LOT of work to pull together the substance; and as they do, the B/S asymptotically approaches zero.. Good thing it never reaches it because that's the point that there is no increasing vision..and the organization will eventually fail. Blow up in an infinity.

So, as he has traveled the world... working in the Far East for manufacturing, Europe for software... I detected much more substance...until the substance was almost in sync with his passion...nice.. (oh, that begs another ration.. substance to passion.. now when that reached one..is that a bar?) and he is on the road to a potentially dynamite round in capital and terrific new partnership.

I'll talk about others shortly.