Analysis

April 30, 2025

Think you could be a successful founder? There’s now a test

EQT says only 85 in a million people will be naturally high scoring across the “six traits of successful founders”

Steph Bailey

3 min read

When I watch Masterchef on TV, I (a person who once tried to use Lurpak in a Béarnaise) often think ‘yeah, I could make that’. But, during the six years I’ve been reporting on startups I’ve never thought ‘yeah, I could be a founder’.

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Steph Bailey

Steph Bailey is head of content at Sifted. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn

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