In about 2 minutes, John Doerr does the best job I’ve seen anywhere describing what should be at the core of an entrepreneur: missionary, not mercenary.
http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1274
[my source: http://venturehacks.com/articles/missionaries]
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