A challenging question that remains still open towards the approach of Open Entrepreneurship is the definition of who actually are the individuals that have the necessary attributes to venture entrepreneurship in networks. Eric von Hippel’s concept of Democratizing Innovation (2005) makes thereby the importance of lead users clear as already mentioned. The mostly intrinsic motivation of lead users to cooperation results in networks of lead users not being a mass phenomenon. It is likely that particularly the most creative users take part in such a form of collaboration.

The question that arises is, in how far the mentioned lead user approach might be equivalent to Richard Florida’s concept of the Creative Class (2002) based on the role of creativity by the according to Florida key factors of economic development, technology, talent and tolerance. May it be possible to network the creative class even if they live in different cities all around the world? It seems likely that people belonging to that socio creative group would willingly join to forms of networked collaboration, but as the different concepts focus on different attributes and mental models congruence cannot be proven.

A further look still has to be provided on the creativeness of individuals inside a networked cooperation. If anybody will be in the position to become an entrepreneur in networking structures, what is still the core that qualifies for entrepreneurship? According to Joseph A. Schumpeter the creative destructive element characterizes an entrepreneur.

“They will create something new and destroy the old thing, conceive and carry out bold plans, which, whatever their nature, seem to ridicule any attempt of being grasped.” 

Permanent reinvention and continuous renewal is the consequence of that. The creation of a new organization therefore always embodies already the core of its own destruction. For the creation of wealth in networks this estimation might be true after all considering that the network as well underlies continuous change. The stability of the network therefore is shown by the ability to cope with change inside the network or its parts.