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Drawing attention to the theory that the technology-oriented entrepreneurs can utilize their own knowledge, skills, and experiences to create new products and services, introduce new production methods, and to expand the new market for the original products. The technology-oriented entrepreneurs, then, develop new types of organization and innovation products or improve service value. Therefore, the technology-oriented entrepreneurs related researches have been flourishing in the recent years. The key reason that technology-oriented entrepreneurs have more discerning insight and thought than others to succeed is the unique competency they owned. This research is based on the data collected from 136 technology-oriented entrepreneurs in the incubator in Taiwan, and applies the concept of competence to analyzing the competency of the technology-oriented entrepreneurs, which relates to the performance, including the internal and external competency. The results indicate that the technology-oriented entrepreneurs' personality traits have no significant effect on entrepreneurial performance, but the entrepreneurial motivations that they owned have a significant positive effect on the entrepreneurial performance. Furthermore, in the external competencies which affect the entrepreneurial performance, the most influential factor is technical skills. Conceptual and interpersonal skills, however, are the seconds. Finally, research proposes concrete conclusions and suggestions to technology-oriented entrepreneurs and those researchers who are interested in related issues.