What makes a Researcher a Good Entrepreneur choice?

How could a researcher be a better choice for running a company? These are two different set of people who have totally distinct field of expertise.

A researcher dwells into the questions why and how things happened, trying to find the answers to it. An entrepreneur thinks more on what and how goals can be achieved. He plans his strategy around this goal.

When these two names are taken together we will have a totally different picture of both into our mind. One picture of a researcher who is wearing a white apron working in the laboratory carryout experiments for his research or is somewhere in the field collecting his samples with utmost precision. An Entrepreneur is seen as more formally suited individual sitting in his cabin marshaling his team towards a goal or is sweating out in the field to sell his product.

However to this common disbelieve that a research is different from the entrepreneur, maximum number of worlds entrepreneurs are actually researchers who worked to find the solutions to the problems, ending up as the successful entrepreneurs. Some of the best examples of present era are Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Vinod Dham, John Craig Venter, Mark Zuckerberg, Dr. Roger Newton and many more.

A researcher comprise of great skill sets which when added with the management and business development skills becomes the perfect combination for running a business successfully.  There cannot be any comparison between a researcher and an entrepreneur; in fact they both encompass similar sets of skills. A mere degree in management doesn’t make you are good manager but an experience does:

1. Both are Good Planners- Be it planning for research or for business it requires a well planned layout to know how to move ahead. A researcher and an entrepreneur know importance of planning and how to plan to achieve their objectives.
2. Eye For Details- Any miss in the details can lead to a total failure in the objective of a research and same with the business. They both have a precise eye on the minutes of the details in order to implement the plans accurately.
3. Time Management- A researcher has many responsibilities other than the lab work. He has to be a good time manager in order to fulfill other responsibilities of academic and administration. An entrepreneur knows how to juggle the time in between the different tasks at hand and prioritize them.
4. Good Writing Skills- Writing research or grants proposals, reports, articles, and emails equip scientists with good writing skills which add as a benefit in running a business as both involve proper understanding of data and emulate it.

Good Communication Skills- They both develop a solid communication skill due to their daily interaction with different people and convincing.....You can Read the complete article on slideshare