Do not be limited by these questions!
Ask questions to which YOU want to know the answers.
- What ignited the spark
in you to start a new business venture or to make significant changes
in an existing business? How did the idea for your business come about?
- How do you find people
to bring into your organization that truly care about the organization
the way you do?
- How important have good
employees been to your success?
- What three pieces of
advice would you give to college students who want to become
entrepreneurs?
- If you had the chance
to start your career over again, what would you do differently?
- What would you say are
the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur?
- What have been some of
your failures, and what have you learned from them?
- How long do you stick
with an idea before giving up?
- How many hours do you
work a day on average?
- Describe/outline your
typical day?
- How has being an
entrepreneur affected your family life?
- What motivates you?
- How do you generate new
ideas?
- How far are you willing
to go to succeed?
- What is your greatest
fear, and how do you manage fear?
- What are your ideals?
- How do you define
success?
- What is the best way to
achieve long-term success?
- Is your company
profitable or what is your profit for last year?
- Where did your
organization's funding/capital come from and how did you go about
getting it? How did you
obtain investors for your venture?
- How do you build a
successful customer base?
- How did you decide on
the location for your business?
- Do you believe there is
some sort of pattern or formula to becoming a successful entrepreneur?
- If you could talk to
one person from history, who would it be and why?
- Who has been your
greatest inspiration?
- What book has inspired
you the most? (OR What is your favorite book?)
- What is your favorite
aspect of being an entrepreneur?
- To what do you most
attribute your success? What would say are the five key elements for
starting and running a successful business?
- What has been your most
satisfying moment in business?
- What do you feel is the
major difference between entrepreneurs and those who work for someone
else?
- How do you go about
marketing your business? What has been your most successful form of
marketing?
- What kind of culture
exists in your organization? How did you establish this tone and why
did you institute this particular type of culture?
- In one word,
characterize your life as an entrepreneur.
- What are some of the
biggest mistakes you’ve made?
- How can you prevent
mistakes or do damage control?
- What are your hobbies?
What do you do in your non-work time?
- What makes you happy?
- What sacrifices have
you had to make to be a successful entrepreneur?
- Excluding yours, what
company or business do you admire the most?
- Where you see yourself
and your business in 10 years? 20 years?
- If you were conducting
this interview, what question would you ask?
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