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Ideapreneur

A form of entrepreneur, an ideapreneur is somebody who likes to generate new and innovative ideas - whether for business or other purposes - and to help realize them. Ideapreneurs are radical inventors of change, instigating original ideas that add value which are sustainable commercially. The term is a neologism portmanteau derived from the words "idea" and "entrepreneur". An ideapreneur is a person that is continuously initiating innovative ideas which are centered around the core goal of solving problems and acting upon them.

Influences, personality traits, and characteristics
Sharing many of the traits of entrepreneurs and artists. All possess focused and determined minds that generate ideas with the purpose of causing a reaction. Though like an entrepreneur they act upon their ideas to create a sustainable enterprise. Achieving results through a proactive attitude, leading others into the often unknown and therefore are considered risk takers and pioneers. Restlessness, unpredictable, extroverted and creative are often words used to describe them. Ideapreneurs share the same leadership qualities as an entrepreneur, they often collaborate with individuals who have financial or operation management backgrounds.

Difference to Entrepreneurs
Unlike entrepreneurs, an ideapreneur only represents those with original ideas that also bring value. An ideaprenuer should be a catalyst within their industry evoking change and disrupting the status quo.

Examples
Bono can be seen as an ideapreneur because of his creative vision of a Poverty-Free world and the way he has acted upon his ideas of how to solve this problem. Starting (RED) a social enterprise and his over ventures are great examples of an ideapreneur looking to create a radical change.

Luciano Benetton, the chairman of The Benetton Group, demonstrates ideapreneurial business ethics, facilitating the exchange of value for social, economical and commercial benefits. His controversial advertising campaigns are radical, instigating change in social behaviour, as well as generating profit. An example of this is his 'Empty your Wardrobe Campaign'.

Richard Branson is considered an ideaprenuer due to his his pioneering and risk taking attitude. Branson has been disruptive in every industry, adding value with original ideas. One example of this is his vision of commercial space tourism and spearheading this with his enterprise Virgin Galactic.

Conrad Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, created the world’s first international hotel chain. In all, Hilton eventually owned 188 hotels in thirty-eight cities in the U.S., and fifty-four hotels abroad. Hilton had the vision to do what other hoteliers had not, he lead his team into the unknown. Hilton was a catalyst in his industry who evoked change and pioneered a new part of the hotel industry. In simple, ideapreneur is otherwise called as a Idea Innovator