Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
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Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
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Re: Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
#2Re: Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
#3To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, being an entrepreneur is like being a lady: if you have to tell people you are one, you aren't.
Re: Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
#4Same argument can be made about people calling themselves CEO of startups with no employees or product.
Re: Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one
#5Same argument can be made about people calling themselves CEO of startups with no employees or product.
I have the pleasure of e-mailing with the CEO of a very small hobby-like website the other day.
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#6Damned, I will change my LinkedIn profile; I didn't know it was sounding pompous :-)
For me, an "entrepreneur" (french word) is someone who undertake an "entreprise". An "entreprise" is not necessarily a company or a business. It is a kind of project. You could say that preparing a party or a wedding is an "entreprise".
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#7Agreed in general. Though I can't help but think the Back to School scene is there because of the recent EconPop episode about Back to School.
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#8Same argument can be made about people calling themselves CEO of startups with no employees or product.
Yes, I had a flatmate who had a "startup". She carried on her hobby (as I would call it) while her boyfriend earned a wage.
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#9Unrelated side note: this is the first time I've noticed one of the new TLDs on the front page of HN.
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#10I frequently use "Managing Consultant". It's actually descriptive.