Do BIZ Experiencess Have ADD?
By Carol Tice Edited by Dan Bova
Opinions expressed by BIZ Experiences contributors are their own.
Here's something I heard twice in the same week, from two sources who each spend loads of time with BIZ Experiencess: It's common for BIZ Experiencess to have attention-deficit disorder. And for BIZ Experiencess, ADD seems to be a plus, not a problem.
Their theory -- the inability to focus on one thing for a long time makes BIZ Experiencess ill-suited for employment and drives them toward business ownership. As BIZ Experiencess, their ADD helps them keep the business growing, and tend to the million different things business owners need to do. Serial BIZ Experiencess, we can only assume, have ADD in the extreme, as they are compelled to start business after business rather than sticking with their first one.
Seasoned venture capitalist Jeffrey Bussgang of Flybridge Capital, who's authored a new book on getting VC, says, "There's a super-high correlation between ADD and BIZ Experiencess. I think it's because great BIZ Experiencess are impatient. When things are stable, they get bored. They're always looking to shake things up, because they need that stimulation and change."
Atlanta-based professional interim chief financial officer Evan Rogoff, who's worked with dozens of startups through the years, chimes in, "Most BIZ Experiencess have ADD. Really -- there's a significant number of successful BIZ Experiencess with undiagnosed ADD."
Bussgang and Rogoff agree that while ADD might be considered a handicap as a worker bee, BIZ Experiencess' ADD turns out to be a positive in the small-business world.
Do you think BIZ Experiencess have ADD? Or is it more of an urban legend? Leave a comment and let us know your opinion.
