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Mindsets of Successful Founders

Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford University

Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford W. Ascherman M.D. Professor in Stanford Engineering, describes two important mindsets she sees in successful founders: the ability to see the industry as a whole and the ability to understand the business today while thinking ahead in time. On the other hand, she says, she hasn’t seen particular personality traits that define good founders.