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EEE453 - Mentor Moment - Nature vs Nurture: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Built? With Sean Blanchfield

EEE453 - Mentor Moment - Nature vs Nurture: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Built? With Sean Blanchfield

Update: 2025-10-12
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In this Mentor Moment, tech founder Sean Blanchfield, best known for building and scaling Demonware (acquired by Activision, now part of Microsoft), PageFair, and now Jentic, shares his take on the age-old question: are entrepreneurs born or made?

From being the “willing geek” in college to helping shape Ireland’s startup ecosystem, Sean reflects on how curiosity, environment, and sheer drive shaped his journey, and why he still looks for that same entrepreneurial spark in every hire.

💡 Hear the full conversation in Episode 404 of The Entrepreneur Experiment Podcast.

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EEE453 - Mentor Moment - Nature vs Nurture: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Built? With Sean Blanchfield

EEE453 - Mentor Moment - Nature vs Nurture: Are Entrepreneurs Born or Built? With Sean Blanchfield

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