After listening to the entirety of President Donald Trump ’ s recent press conference and then reviewing the coverage of it , it ’ s obvious the media doesn ’ t understand and cannot accurately interpret his style and approach . Put simply , most people don ’ t understand how entrepreneurs think . It ’ s one of the main reasons -- outside Trump ’ s propensity for stepping on his own feet and seemingly making up facts on the fly -- for the confusion and chaos we ’ ve witnessed during his first weeks in office . For the record , I didn ’ t vote for Trump . But that doesn ’ t mean I don ’ t think he ’ s misunderstood . After all , it ’ s easy to entirely dismiss someone if you don ’ t understand their approach . We all do this and become more insular and arrogant as a result . But go out on a limb and consider , if you will , that entrepreneurs have a different way of looking at the world and attacking its problems . First , entrepreneurs make moves with the goal of fixing broken or inadequate systems . They don ’ t start businesses thinking the particular market they ’ re entering -- in Trump ’ s case , the federal government -- is already efficient , or one where supply meets demand . Rather , entrepreneurs assume they can make things better . Second , because of their solutions - oriented worldview , entrepreneurs often take a destructive approach to analyzing problems and bringing about improvements . They are prone to poking big holes or even entirely dissembling the status quo to get a fresh perspective and improve a product or service or market . If Trump , for example , decided to take over a fast - food burger chain that had been serving lukewarm cheeseburgers , he wouldn ’ t accept anyone telling him it ’ s impossible to serve hot - off - the - grill food . He ’ d probably take the kitchen processes apart wholesale and figure out a way to produce piping hot burgers . Those who haven ’ t started a business often mistakenly view this destructive aspect of entrepreneurship as negative or nonsensical . But again , no business operator takes on a new venture assuming all is well or that there aren ’ t material things to improve . Third , entrepreneurs have a bias for action . In business , you ’ re not paid to talk , and the market doesn ’ t reward those whose words don ’ t come with results . It ’ s questionable whether the leadership of Trump ’ s predecessor , who was well - noted for his oratory skills , really moved the needle . The same , minus the oratory skills , can be said of George W . Bush . In fact , given the decadeslong , near - unabated rising of our national debt , it ’ s clear America could have benefited from more action - oriented leadership from many past presidents . With entrepreneurs , everything is geared toward solving problems , which is why such leaders are willing to consider sweeping , possibly errant radical moves in order to address challenges . We saw this with Trump ’ s executive order on immigration . Fourth -- and this one can be hard to reconcile -- entrepreneurs are willing to make mistakes . In fact , they accept mistakes as an inevitable part of their iterative process . While some might argue that a trial - and - error approach is no way to run a government , one need look no further than President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his Depression - era maneuverings for an example of a leader who used such tactics to great and lasting effect . What ’ s most important here , is that the best of these risk - takers know how to correct course and keep moving ahead . What ’ s happening in America is predictable . Trump , with a long and much - publicized business career , came to Washington with the aim of fixing a broken system . If you think America is fine as is , Trump ’ s approach is probably terrifying you . But if you think America faces material threats and challenges that cannot be addressed on the margin , trust that our chief executive views the world in similar terms . If Trump can hold himself in check , the country might benefit from having a leader with a mindset for solving problems . Trump means business , and in Washington that ’ s unusual . By Brian HamiltonBrian Hamilton , a regular CNBC guest , is an entrepreneur and the co - founder of Sageworks , a financial information company . Mary Ellen Biery , a research specialist at Sageworks , also contributed to this article . – Ed . ( Tribune Content Agency ) [ 코리아 헤럴드 ] [ K - POP HERALD ] [ 페이스북 ] <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >