Brian Murrow

In talking with potential entrepreneurs looking to make the leap and with investors trying to figure out which entrepreneur to back, the conversation inevitably comes back to what are the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur? And with the Democratic primary season over – and the Democratic primary still raging on, I couldn’t help but thinking that Senator Hillary Clinton really ought to give entrepreneurship a try if she ends up needing a career change in a few weeks or months. Regardless of where you may stand politically, go with me on this one, you may end up convinced!

First, it doesn’t matter how you feel about Sen. Clinton, you have to agree that she has persistence and tenacity. While the majority of pundits wrote Sen. Clinton off months ago, she is blocking, tackling, and clawing her way to the finish line. I would argue that the most important characteristic of a successful entrepreneur is persistence and stamina. And after 18 months in this campaign, she has outlasted quite a few other candidates – and she still wakes up every day acting like a winner.