Abstract: It is a paradox in the process of entrepreneurship that original partners may be forced out of with the growth of leaders and the environmental change. In the formation process of the core leadership of a start-up enterprise, the departure of the original partners is a normal condition, and a start-up enterprise will eventually form a team state with a single entrepreneur as the leading core and those who join midway as the followers. To analyze this problem has great practical significance for improving the cognition of the start-up process.

Key words: Entrepreneurship, Leader metamorphosis, Leadership