What’s the emotional IQ of an Entrepreneur
Great John Cook interview with Boston VC, Jeff Bussgang…
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/09/boston_vc_jeff_bussgang_on_blogging_super_angels_and_more.html
On the ’emotional IQ’ of the entrepreneur: “One of the frameworks we talk about now in our partnership is the emotional IQ of the entrepreneur…. Self-honesty and knowledge and thoughtfulness. You always think about the IQ of the entrepreneur and you always think about the domain expertise. But if you try to measure entrepreneurs and score them on emotional IQ that sometimes can help bring to light this question of: Are they really able to lead through adversity…? For me, I find it difficult to work with people who don’t have a high emotional IQ. “