Matan HazanovManaging Partner, Enigma Ventures · Founder | VC | Podcast Host | I can help you raise money

Most important trait of a successful entrepreneur

18 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief conversational clip, Matan Hazanov asks what single characteristic best predicts an entrepreneur’s success, especially from an investor’s perspective. The other speaker responds that the decisive trait is a visible ‘spark’—a deep, almost visceral hunger and intense interest in solving a specific problem. The exchange emphasizes that this passion, rather than technical skill alone, serves as a key signal for future success.

So what would you say is like the most important trait then of an entrepreneur? Like, if you're looking at someone, whether to invest in them, or if you're predicting whether or not they're going to be successful, it's like, oh, this is the trait, and I know I can kind of decide whether they'll be successful or not.
People have to have this spark in their eye, and people have to be really, really, really interested in, in the— really interested in solving this problem.
Like a hunger.
Hunger for that. Yeah, but hunger not, not to feed yourself, but to make a difference. To me, when I see a person who really, really, really wants to make a difference in special field and they have enough skills and experience, or they know how to put together a great team to do it, that's, that's the point when I believe in them.