{"id":15641,"date":"2016-10-31T09:04:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T08:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=15641"},"modified":"2016-10-28T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:04:21","slug":"personal-characteristics-of-successful-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/15641\/personal-characteristics-of-successful-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest article by Stefan Hoffmeister: Personal characteristics of successful founders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have what it takes to be a successful founder, or to become one? What personal qualities do you actually need to successfully launch a startup? Author Stefan Hoffmeister addresses this topic in his following guest article.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking back at the successful founding of large companies, there are numerous factors that have paved the way for today's success, such as an outstanding business idea, innovative solutions, successful financing rounds, or existing connections with the right people in their own industry and beyond. In my view, however, the decisive component is the founder or founding team itself\u2014the individual with their personality, which they usually bring to a startup.<\/p>\n

Knowing yourself<\/h3>\n

As the saying goes, \u201cThe founding years are not the best years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Especially as a founder and in a startup, you live the word "self-employed" par excellence. You will put all your strength and energy, but also all your time, into building your startup. Success depends on you. Therefore, you should ask yourself a few important questions, which I would like to share with you. As a kind of self-test:<\/p>\n

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  1. Living relationships<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n