It’s tempting.
Entrepreneurs are excited, passionate, driven, and full of ideas…when they are being entrepreneurs.
But…
Entrepreneurs inside of YOUR company may be discouraged, disengaged, disappointed.
Entrepreneurs thrive in certain types of environments. They’ll require freedom, autonomy, and purpose.
They don’t feel security from a paycheck, but from the freedom to do things their way.
They aren’t built to follow your dreams, but their own. And unless you can make the connection between the two, you’ll never see eye to eye for very long.
When interviewing an entrepreneur, you need to know that on any given week, they may decide to leave and follow another passion project.
If they don’t get what they want, they are designed to go get it, with or without you.
If you can understand the entrepreneur, maybe you can create an environment for them to thrive. Maybe you can capture that lightning in a bottle. Maybe you can build something extraordinary together.
If you can do that, then go for it. Otherwise, you should probably pass onto the next candidate.