{"id":28838,"date":"2022-12-28T13:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growthmentor.com\/location\/athens\/wantrepreneur-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T20:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T20:12:48","slug":"wantrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.growthmentor.com\/glossary\/wantrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Wantrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Definition of a Wantrepreneur<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A wantrepreneur is the start-up industry\u2019s equivalent of a \u201cwannabe\u201d, someone who talks the talk but who doesn\u2019t walk the walk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve all met people like that, those who call themselves entrepreneurs despite never seeming to do any work. It\u2019s become particularly common in recent years due to the fact that it\u2019s become more fashionable for people to be \u2013 or to be seen to be \u2013 an entrepreneur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can spot a wantrepreneur by the way that they keep coming up with excuses for why they\u2019re not working on their start-up idea, such as that they don\u2019t have funding, that they don\u2019t have time or that they\u2019re waiting for the right time to launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wantrepreneurs also often jump from idea to idea, never settling on any one idea for long enough to see it through to execution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news for wantrepreneurs is that they don\u2019t have to remain wantrepreneurs forever. True, some of them are just dreamers who like the idea of being an entrepreneur but will never take steps to make it happen. Others go on to take action and are able to build successful careers as fully-fledged entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while the term wantrepreneur comes with negative connotations, it\u2019s worth remembering that many wantrepreneurs are only being held back due to a lack of resources or unavoidable external factors, such as when the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything crashing to a halt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that said, it could also be argued that a true entrepreneur would find a way to move forward. After all, there will always be adversities to overcome, and the mark of a successful entrepreneur is their ability to confront these adversities and to find ways around them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, being a wantrepreneur is like being a wannabe musician. There\u2019s nothing wrong with being a wannabe in the early days, but if you\u2019re seriously committed to your goals then you need to take steps to make your vision a reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All successful musicians know that it takes a combination of skill, hard work and talent, and the same is true for being an entrepreneur. If you don\u2019t put in the work, you\u2019re guaranteeing that you\u2019ll stay a wantrepreneur forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you tell if you\u2019re a wantrepreneur?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a wantrepreneur, you\u2019ll probably find yourself making excuses about why you haven\u2019t followed up on your business ideas. You\u2019re also likely to be risk-averse, preferring not to take any action at all than to risk going into business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you go from being a wantrepreneur to being an entrepreneur?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best way to progress from being a wantrepreneur to being an entrepreneur is to take action. It can also help to keep your idea and your aspirations a secret, because that can help to stop you from being all talk and no action. Instead of telling people about what you\u2019re planning to do, go out and do it so that you can tell them about it afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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