A serial entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who starts a number of new businesses after having already started and exited a previous business venture. An entrepreneur is guided by the belief in a market opportunity for a particular product and/or service. An entrepreneur follows an inspiration and is able to motivate others to follow them. Entrepreneurs are willing to take on a personal, professional and/or financial risk. In contrast to an entrepreneur who starts a single company and operates it as a career, a serial entrepreneur may treat entrepreneurship as a profession. Successful serial entrepreneurs have
the ability to repeatably recognize a market. He/she might rely less on personal intuition and inspiration but on an analysis on the market opportunity.
the ability to repeatably create a product or service. A serial entrepreneur is focussing on a repeatable business processes.
the ability to repeatably motivate individuals/teams and build an entire organization to follow in his/her pursuit
the ability to delegate and surround themselves with talent that complements their own.
the ability to repeatably recognize a market. He/she might rely less on personal intuition and inspiration but on an analysis on the market opportunity.
the ability to repeatably create a product or service. A serial entrepreneur is focussing on a repeatable business processes.
the ability to repeatably motivate individuals/teams and build an entire organization to follow in his/her pursuit
the ability to delegate and surround themselves with talent that complements their own.
Richard Branson is a well-known and successful serial entrepreneur.
by Lee Waller May 05, 2008
Jojo: Except when she is with John, Joe, Steve or Wyatt, Nicole is pretty faithful to Tim.
Doris: Dude, that's Serial Monogamy!
Doris: Dude, that's Serial Monogamy!
by WngsThtWrk April 08, 2010
by gothkitty666 December 24, 2020
A lot of people look like a serial killer, but you don't hear many people say to somebody they know how they look like a serial rapist.
Gary-You look like a fuckin serial rapist Trent.
Trent-Fuck you don't say that Gary.
You know, I used to think Jim looked like a serial killer but not any more. Jim looks like a fuckin serial rapist.
Trent-Fuck you don't say that Gary.
You know, I used to think Jim looked like a serial killer but not any more. Jim looks like a fuckin serial rapist.
by Solid Mantis August 17, 2017
1. A persistent, harmless, fan.
A person who is famous within an organisation or department because they keep popping up, 'helping', suggesting ideas and generally showing an unhealthy interest in whatever the organisation does. This person has no official connection with the company and yet seems to be more loyal to it than its own employees.
A good serial pest will have somehow managed to discover your the boss's direct email address.
2. A person who is addicted to pulling public pranks and is regularly in the press for doing so.
A person who is famous within an organisation or department because they keep popping up, 'helping', suggesting ideas and generally showing an unhealthy interest in whatever the organisation does. This person has no official connection with the company and yet seems to be more loyal to it than its own employees.
A good serial pest will have somehow managed to discover your the boss's direct email address.
2. A person who is addicted to pulling public pranks and is regularly in the press for doing so.
Example One:
Media Mogul: We need a new regular feature in the Entertainments Section of the mag. Got any ideas?
Magazine Editor: One of my serial pests suggested something yesterday. It might just fit. I'll dig it out.
Example Two:
Employee 1: I bumped into 'Hairy Man' this morning, you know, the serial pest. He said he wanted to come to the packaging tradeshow with us and help out on the exhibition stand.
Employee 2: Great. He can take my place.
Employee 1: Ha! Very funny.
Media Mogul: We need a new regular feature in the Entertainments Section of the mag. Got any ideas?
Magazine Editor: One of my serial pests suggested something yesterday. It might just fit. I'll dig it out.
Example Two:
Employee 1: I bumped into 'Hairy Man' this morning, you know, the serial pest. He said he wanted to come to the packaging tradeshow with us and help out on the exhibition stand.
Employee 2: Great. He can take my place.
Employee 1: Ha! Very funny.
by Anon345 January 27, 2010
A term used for someone who is known or has a habit of filing lawsuits against individuals for the most trivial of reasons.
that guy is a serial suer
by Meme Knight January 26, 2022
Guy 1: Jack always goes on about how miserable his life is and stuff like that.
Guy 2: Yeah I know, the guy's a serial whinger.
Guy 2: Yeah I know, the guy's a serial whinger.
by fuckinqueenslander July 03, 2008