Perseverance and patience are not cliches. They are VERY important if you want to be a founder of a business. But I would add a few more things since you are lo

Perseverance and patience are not cliches. They are VERY important if you want to be a founder of a business. But I would add a few more things since you are looking for other answers: 1. Determination. How badly you want something? If it is not bad enough., you will find excuses to NOT do it and at some point, you will give up. Be very determined. Don't let anything stop you 2. Battle Picker: I couldn't come up with a better term but don't try to win all battles. Focus on the "core" of what really matters and other things will take care of themselves. 3. Focus: I struggle a lot with this one. Can you be focussed and not stray into too many things? To be a successful founder of any business, focus is really important. Linked to #1 in some ways. 4. Be good with people. You want to be a founder and build a company? Great, now go learn how to deal with people. People who are not just your clients but also who look up to you (your employees). Can you take shit from people? Can you not make it personal? 5. Skill Sharpener. What new things have you learned this week? Always be learning. Whatever it is. Soft skills, tech skills, sales skills. Learn. 6. Determined but flexible: Ok so you don't want to give up but are you smart enough to realize that you need to do some things differently ? perhaps a change in strategy ? Be determined but don't be stupid and be willing to change if that is needed. 7. Learn how to delegate. This is so important if you want to build a team. You cannot do everything by yourself (unless you want to be a solo indiehacker type). Find people who are good at something you are not and let them do that for you. Rinse and repeat. 8. Are you a visionary ? Successful founders always have a vision, a vision of where things should be in the next 2,3,6,12 months and later. Can you think that far but still do little things in the present ?