Entrepreneurs are actually born. People are born with many inherent qualities, if they concentrate on that qualities then only that particular qualities would sharpen. Some qualities we would get from education & experience. Even if we concentrate on that particular qualities we would grow some level, but surely not grow to the entrepreneurship level.
Though some, may be a few people who have been associated with people from the entrepreneurs level from long span of time, would learn & grow to that level. Learning is also an art with some people born with it.
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Krunal Kothari, BDO, GLOBAL EXIM04 28 2010 13:24:35 +0000
Entrepreneurs are made and not born. No one will be a entrepreneur by birth, they are made through their life. He may be born with some skills which may help him to become a entrepreneur. If someone is born entrepreneur then why should they wait for 16 to 25 yrs to become a business men and why are they taking their education.
So a person can have the qualities of a entrepreneur by birth but can't be a entrepreneur.
being entrepreneur is pure natural capability . By
Vivek Kumar Srivastava, Competence development Manager-Global Services , NSN
| 12 01 2010 07:30:21 +0000
They are indeed born. Like in other areas like sports, technology etc. there are certain inherent skills needed to be ingrained in a person for him/her to succeed in their chosen field. If it was easy to acquire skills and become an entreeprenuer the whole world would have turned to that and we wouldnt have a recession or other such problems. To be an entreprenuer, one needs to have a certain amount of killer instinct and risk taking ability. Let me know where these are taught in order to be become one.
No sir, these are in your genes and not gained while you progress on life's highway.
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Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group
| 05 11 2010 19:54:59 +0000
A man went into a great city and asked an old man, where are these leaders born? the old man replied no leaders are born here only babies are born. By
raymond sanjay, Freelancer, Automobile
| 05 11 2010 18:18:46 +0000
BORN - According to me, Attitude is the most important personal characteristic, and one that cannot be trained. The attitude of the entrepreneur effects the early success of the venture, the same attitude needs to be present in the firms employees to continue the entrepreneurial energy that creates competitive advantage in the operation of the business even after it has become a large successful company.Making of Entrepreneurship is tedious process and have more of failure .
OF COURSE THEY ARE BORN. IN OUR LANGUAGE ITS BEING SAID IN ONE OF tHe PROVERB THAT "put ke pav palne me dikhte he" meaning one deeds can be imagine right from childhood. By
HEMANT VERMA, Marketing and Branding, NAVNEET PUBLICATION INDIA LTD.
| 05 11 2010 11:54:31 +0000
It is the basic instinct of a person that makes him/her an entrepreneur. The environment and the training that they get gives them the start. If not so then why would a young graduate from IIMA let go a fat salary job and start a idly-sambhar restaurant?
Look around us we have a large number of such people with or without formal education/training- Mr.Agarwal of Vishal Mega mart fame, founders of DRS group, the initial Birlas,etc a unending list.
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ravi vyas, sales and marketing, IFB Industries Ltd
| 05 11 2010 09:58:46 +0000
The instinctive knack is something you are born with. Education helps. The ability to carry out a lot of risk and be prepared to lose all is also required. By
V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology
| 05 04 2010 12:46:35 +0000
entrepreneurs are born as in afer getting professional education people end up doing nothing and the people who never attended schools become job givers.entrepreneurship is instinctive not artificial. By
Dinesh , MBA/PGDM student, PROTON bschool, ahmd.Gujarat
| 05 04 2010 07:15:02 +0000
Entrepreneurs are born with inherent qualities and need not be from inhrited from family/ parents. And if Entrepreneurs are made, then why the trained brains of top IIMs etc are not at the top but still paid managers. Even history tell us the failure stories of some top management guru's too as Entrepreneur and the resume of some first generation Entrepreneurs doesn't have fancy degrees but their guts and ability to learn from experience and make success out of challenges and opportunities.
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Manoj T P, Area Sales Manger, INALSA (Tuareg Marketing Pvt ltd)
| 05 02 2010 10:58:48 +0000
Every one is born with some quality all depends upon qualification, aggreession and dynamism. but it is basically moulding. By
B.Mehernath , Marketing & Technical Head, Bondit Construction Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
| 04 30 2010 06:49:19 +0000
Entrepreneurs are Born with the inherent talent and then the skill are polished to become a great one. Every person cant become an Entrepreneur until and unless he does not have the zeal to risk in order to get the high returns. Risk taking ability doesn't come from bookish knowledge as it comes from the heart. Books and training can give the guidelines how to be successful and how to divert the risk to have stable and successful business. But the real guts has to come from Inside, Other wise every now and then there would have been one. The inherent quality to take risk and the power of knowledge to use the risk taking ability in the right direction can give a success but 1st ability to determine, foresee the future and risk taking capability should be there.
I thought " entrepreneurs are born" as if we are asking about entrepreneur skill that can not be made, everyone can not find these skills in his or her inner core. These skills have it in you by birth, even if you find these generate in you by several circumstance, it will be not permanent. By
barun kumar sriwastawa, Software Developer, Think Future Technology Gurgaon
| 04 30 2010 05:23:27 +0000
I would love to say "Entrepreneurs are made" (we are not talking exceptions)but reality check of the Indian Scenario - be it past, present and even the evolving future , shows that they are mostly born. In India an "entrepreneur" is one who has connections and so called "go-getting" relationships. Both the above are mostly available with high society families and hence I vote for this
some people have some inherited qualities bu born that help them in future in entrepreneurship and rest they grab through their education and environment.
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sanjay kumar mangal, IT , TATA Group Co.
| 04 29 2010 16:51:00 +0000
Agree with the points you mentioned here Mr Naushad, but do you think the DRIVE, THE PASSION and THE SIXTH SENSE can be made which you are talking about here???
Entrepreneurs have some basic instinct built in them from birth....The have IQ and physical and mental inclination of being entrepreneur..We have loads of examples in the past which shows that without any formal training or education people have really made it big as an entrepreneur and have achieved their dreams beyond excellence...
Yes ofcourse this inborn capabilities can be honed up by formal education and help one in getting finer qualities of an entrepreneur during any stage of their lives....
Entrepreneurs are made and not born. No one will be a entrepreneur by birth, they are made through their life. He may be born with some skills which may help him to become a entrepreneur.for example i am worked a long time abt 11 years and after that i relize bahut ho gaye nakuri ab tou apna he business start karna hai.finaly i do my entrepreneur business with my group. By
VINAY BHARDWAJ, TEAM MANAGER-UNSECURED LOANS, EMPOWER FINANCIAL SERVICES ( A DST OF ABN AMRO BANK N.V.)
| 04 29 2010 05:52:35 +0000
Entrepreneur a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome.The term is originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to the type of personality who is willing to take upon herself or himself a new venture or enterprise and accepts full responsibility for the outcome. Jean-Baptiste Say, a French economist is believed to have coined the word "entrepreneur" first in about 1800.
ntrepreneurs are born there are many individuals who post getting dgrees from IIM - Ahmedabad, XLRI, FMS in Delhi adn being CA in first attempt after working in top companies end up working for soem one else and not being a Entrepreneurs
Look at the road side vendor he is a Entrepreneur, look at your milk man he is a Entrepreneurs, look at the vegetable vendor he is Entrepreneur
Do you know of an institution that assures making entrepreneurs.
If not then the logical answer is there surely are inherent hidden qualities that come to fore when challenged or needed. Hope this as well may find answer as to, why not from childhood.
Born. Some people are born with inherent qualities to lead in any sphere they choose. They are naturals at what they do and all they need thenceforth is to get trained and moulded into that sphere and they'll outperform the others includng the "made" ones. The others can get all the education and all the experience that they can possibly get but may still lack that special ingredient to lead. Could be that gene.
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David , Parts Manager, Ferrari/Maserati Spa and Bentley UK
| 04 29 2010 05:02:29 +0000
this question is a flip.everyone is born with certain inbuilt qualities that are inherited from forefather to father and then to the new one born.so a child is an inborn entrepreneurs. some are born with certain different qualities and to become a successful entrepreneur they have to learn from society. thus some are made entrepreneurs.
M not sure in which section i should write this....
Acc to me....there are few important entrepreneurial traits like Attitude, energy Level,proactive thinking, Risk taking abilities,ability to motivate people and push yourself etc as some of them mentioned by Mehul, which are developed in you while you grow up (environment is a big factor which includes your friend circle majorly and not just the family)...and that too early in your life...so over a period of time you nurture them. As they say, most of the things you learn quickly when you are younger, and these characterstics are some of them...now you cant change the attitude of a 30 year old person overnight...neither you can forcely change any of the traits mentioned above in anybody...so i would say ACTIVE entrepreneurs can never be made by anybody...they should have it in them..or nurture it within them themselves...earlier you do...shorter is the success cycle....
For Sheetal, probably they dont start their venture at early stage because it requires lots of learning,market knowledge, and investments....now if you go and ask narayanmurthy to start a steel factory,i dont think success can be assured immediately on day 1 even if he is already a proven entrepreneur...it will require time for him to set it up even now....similarly to ask vijay mallya to start an IT Company...I think here we are talking about personal traits when you mention "born or made"...
please clarify if I am on the wrong direction...
Thanks for the referral Sheetal..would love to see more inputs on this debate...
i totally agree with miss sheetal jadhav. By
dr shaikh mohammed farooque, Medical Superintendent/Director, Niramay Ayurved Clinic
| 04 28 2010 13:33:31 +0000
BORN - According to me, Attitude is the most important personal characteristic, and one that cannot be trained. The attitude of the entrepreneur effects the early success of the venture, the same attitude needs to be present in the firms employees to continue the entrepreneurial energy that creates competitive advantage in the operation of the business even after it has become a large successful company. By
Mehul Bhesaniya, CEO/ Director
| 04 27 2010 14:47:00 +0000
"ENTREPRENEURS"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. While studying entrepreneur I came to know one thing nobody can teach you entrepreneurship. It is inherent skill. It’s another question – Are entrepreneurs born or are they made? Can you learn these skills without actual experience or must it be personally experienced? I don't know, do you? By
Pradeep Gupta, MBA/PGDM student, Proton Business School, Indore
| 04 27 2010 14:28:48 +0000
"entrepreneurs are made,they are not born".if the entrepreneurs are born so all the gujarati population must be holding the entrepreneurial section in india.because in born means,the whole entrepreneurial activities,skills, ideas,talent everything comes from when the child borns.but all the litrate people knows that no one can become dhirubhai ambani as in born. but yes, if a person has its own mind, inteligence, talent, aim, skills, and also a good learning from observation then with his/her own determination and total dedication, can be a "successful entrepreneur".. By
Ruchi Vyas, B.B.A student, n.l.college
| 12 01 2010 07:05:38 +0000
Entrepreneurs are made not born. There are live example across globe. i don't think there should be any more discussion on this topic. By
Devashish , Client Servicing/Key Account Manager, MAK Media & Creations Pvt. Ltd.
| 05 12 2010 06:58:19 +0000
"Entrepreneur are Born" it shows a negativity do you think like that..? Although many experienced professional argue for support and oppose the sentence but what is result? Let us discuss about it:-
1) If we are supporting "Entrepreneur are Born" then it means no other person will become Entrepreneur. And all of us know that strong willingness is more powerful tool than any other to achieve any goal. If our thoughts like that then for future it will become a universal truth that "Entrepreneur are born please don't try to waste your precious time go for other". Also Provide examples to them about successful entrepreneurs' family background etc.
2) If we are supporting "Entrepreneur are Made" then it means we are supporting a positive sense of idea. Although we are not able to become DHIRUBHAI AMBANI. It doesn't matter that someone become entrepreneur or not but we can teach or advise to all children that yeah, try to become entrepreneur by clear your vision & strong your willingness power Hope for best. Also provide example to them about few entrepreneurs' who didn't have powerful family background...
Now all of you discuss on that part also and give your suggestions not argument because it is not a debate..... And PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL ..... You can oppose my argument without any confusion but still we 'll talk on other debate...
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Vipin Bhasin, Private Equity/Hedge Fund/VC-Manager, Indian Investment Co.
| 05 11 2010 12:58:35 +0000
In most cases when employees see that they have known the business tricks. They start their own business.I think this is increasing. By
Girish Nama, Freelancer, IT Products
| 05 11 2010 11:16:17 +0000
This question has been asked / debated and no answer found. Debate may continue for decades or centuries.
-- what we may do - give equal platform for both of them
-- By-the-way, this blogger do not believe in any thing so called "by born".
-- we do not know before hand who will be successful
Unresolved similar questions :
-- Artists are born or made, Scientists made or born, Musicians are born or .... . Leaders .. .... , Magicians ..... Craftsman ..... Athelists .... etc .. etc.
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ASOKE KUSARI, Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India
| 05 04 2010 14:46:01 +0000
entrepreneurs are made they derive the jeal and enthusiam of taking risk.the situatin the opportunity one sees in the environment and develops the venture are result of what he learnt from his life By
aditi gupta, Back Office Executive, leo computer
| 05 04 2010 11:56:58 +0000
Entrepreneurs are made and not born as even though one wishes to be an entrepreneur and feels he/she is born to do it, until he/she puts an effort and learns through experiences, he cannot success in his endeavours. Spontaneous business instincts do exist but then unless u have experience in the field, u cannot always succeed. By
Monica Oza, Application Consultant, Cybernet Software Systems
| 05 04 2010 10:59:27 +0000
I am of the opinion that entrepreneurship is nothing but managing all your resources in a way that you get best results. It only happens when you have good amount of experience and are well versed with all the aspects of business.
So by the way of gathering rich experience and utilizing it well, a person can become a good entrepreneur.
Regarding entrepreneurs being born, there might only be a few cases which would support this argument otherwise if you look at top entrepreneurs in today's world you will definitely say that they have made their way up with their expertise, experience and calculated risk taking ability.
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| 05 02 2010 14:08:46 +0000
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yes i agree that. entrepreneurs are made and not born. becase when a person facing a problme or not satisfy with a product then he make a new product or service. we take an example KFC we all know that item he is not satisfy with chicken item then he start a business .his age is around 50 . so wa person will become a entrepreneur when he was facing a problme we can take another example hotels in india . by born anybody not become great person or entrepreneur . when he face the problmes or not satisfy with the product and he aware of the society . we take lot of examples a person suffering form heat when he was walking then he think that we want shoes. that time he make a that product
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jagan mohan naik, B.A student, sri rama krishna post graduate college
| 05 02 2010 07:22:19 +0000
Entrepreneurs are always made.They might born in renowned entrepreneur family and while growing up they get better directions to become a good entrepreneur. By
subrata kumar, BD Manager, Unitech Wireless
| 04 30 2010 06:20:21 +0000
It is like the Chinese proverb that goes like this:
MAN MAKES MONEY , MONEY MAKES MONEY AND FINALY THE MONEY MAKETH THE MAN.... Like this the urge & Fire manifested in his deep heart comes out with great pressure , when it is activated by the social environment shapes him as a successful Entrpreneur.
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G C Jagadeesan, Retired Client Banker - Corporate Banking, ICICI Bank
| 04 30 2010 05:20:26 +0000
Entrepreneurs are made and are not born. There is no specific concept like born entrepreneurs. When someone says somebody is a born entrepreneur, it is not to be taken literally. It means the traits that favor entrepreneurship are maximized in that individual. If an entrepreneur is considered as being born with this trait, then every other single human trait can also be considered to be born or inherent.
Thus, when an individual is born all the traits are inherent. It is only the environment, background, genetics, focus, training, practice, support systems and capitalized opportunities which decide who becomes a successful entrepreneur......There will always be shades of a better entrepreneur and a less successful entrepreneur even though both the individuals have been exposed to the same set of factors. This again depends on the individual approach to the issue.
It may be more appropriate in cases where genetic factors may favor an individual to a certain extent, but still the trait has to be honed and practiced in order for the individual to be successful. E.g. A successful athlete may have a good genetic background (parents may be successful athletes), but if he does not practice, he is not going to be a successful athlete. Thus, entrepreneurs are made and not born.......
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Badri N Srinivasan, Head - Quality, Valtech India Systems Pvt. Ltd.
| 04 29 2010 10:05:01 +0000
i believe that entrepreneurs are made. i person has to develop his thinking in terms of going for a steady job or to become his own boss. also at the same time he has to plan and utilize his resources to the best of his capabilities to become successful in the planned venture.the luck factor does come into play but if the cards are well placed, then sureshot success is on
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PRASENJIT MUKHERJEE, AREA SALES MANAGER, NIRMA LTD
| 04 29 2010 09:50:08 +0000
The son of an entrepreneur mostly be another entrepreneur. Since the qualities, Mindset, Attitude are come naturally to him.
He has to sharpen them to be successful in his efforts.
The people who made through their passion, hard work and seeing ups and downs in the process would ultimately be inspiring force for many especially to their dear and near one.
MADE by their Skills which they Cultivate, MADE by their Drive to Succeed, MADE by their Passion towards Work, MADE by their Sixth Sense in taking the Right Decisions...
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI... a Big Big example of AN ENTREPRENUER MADE ! What did He have ? a meagre Rs. 20,000 and when he Left, He was roughly estimated at around 1,00,000 Crores. Thats How Entreprenuers are MADE.
For those BORN in Entreprenuer Families ( with the proverbial Silver Spoon )... What problem do they have Even if THEY MAKE HUGE LOSSES ? We dont even know of their FAILED VENTURES... But the only ones they suceed in, are talked about.
SUNIL MITTAL( BHARTI ) is another example of an Entreprenuer MADE.
There is a saying in Gujarati, which translated in English means - U DONT HAVE TO PAINT A PEACOCK'S EGGS, the Babies will be born with Colourful Feathers, naturally. BUT, translate this to Business & its totally a different Ball Game.
ITS' BASIC STREET SMART APTITUDE, which makes an Entreprenuer.
Happy Debating Friends !
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Naushad H.L., Creative Director, MAD COMMUNICATION
| 04 29 2010 06:18:34 +0000
The entrepreneurs are born or made? My opinion is made.
The dictionary meaning for this word is: one who ventures into bringing capital and labour into play and starts industries.
In this world, the proper environment is the mother for all. The time & environment creates & destroys. Everyone is learning from the time & environment. Any skills, attitudes, leadership quality, administrative capacity, or any thing have been taken or learned or educated from the time & environment through which one is brought up. By birth everybody is zero. The zero has no value, but if one number is added to zero it becomes value. Hence anything is made here in the world. God/Nature has created everything for man kind. It depends upon the people as to how they should be .. the men or women have to think and decide what they are.
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NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd
| 04 28 2010 19:31:20 +0000
Sort of both but the balance is more towards "Made".
Also the Question is "whether entrepreneurs are made or born" and not "whether successful entrepreneurs are made or born". Here the balance would tilt slightly in favor of "Born" because many inborn characteristics that would be necessary to be successful.
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G A Narayan, VP - Marketing, KE Housing P. Ltd.
| 04 28 2010 16:29:55 +0000
Agree but to add to that king's example...if the king's son fought with the attacker or that ditching close ally and won....and thats entrepreneurship for me
Human starts his journey from his mother's womb. He will start learning various things while he is't still born and continue the learning after his birth. Circumstances will make a person what he is and not his Birth. While responding to certain situations and making certain choices in life a person will become an entrepreneur. This is proven time and again.
A good example kings son will become king if 1) IF no enemy attacked and took away the kingdom 2) IF kings son survived until he became king 3) IF no close ally of king ditched king to take over the kingdom etc.,
This proves person becomes a entrepreneur while responding to various situations and making certain choices (that motivates him to pursue entrepreneurship)
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Ravi , IT PMO, Cricket Communications
| 04 28 2010 13:49:40 +0000
I belive Entrepreneurs are made, if we ask any one who has big aspiration the personl will always want to do business, no doubt a herideitry person will follow suite but a individual person trying to pursue. Only after much experience and struggle one finds a way to do business. Also not every one can do business only with dire aspirations and no compromise helps a person to achive sucess....
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Alfred Dsouza, Service Delivery Leader, IFAST Financial India Pvt. Ltd.
| 04 28 2010 13:47:02 +0000
I believe when i say entrepreneurs are born means taking up their family business for a example Marvadis who does gold business are experts in this business even a child of 12 years is into this business with out any primary education
When i say entrepreneurs are made means hard work, how ever a student coming out just from business college may be not be a entrepreneur if he is not financially sound, here i am not saying a IIM/XLRI guy opening a tea shop infront of a bus stop, to be a entreprneur he has to have live experience in the business, financially sound and acoording to his status be a true entrepreneur
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Mohammed Sadique, Project Manager - PMP- TOYOTA Application Support (AS/400 Tech), Abdul Lateef Jameel -TOYOTA
| 04 28 2010 13:38:37 +0000
what's wrong if IPL making money. IPL taught world cricket how to make money. Ans if we talk about real cricket, then real cricket is in which people take interest and people are taking interest in IPL.
