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Same argument can be made about people calling themselves CEO of startups with no employees or product.
One of my previous employers went and acquired a startup that had three employees and each had a C title. One was chief Organization Officer. What exactly are you organizing?!
Organizing a good résumé.
I cringe when hearing the term "serial entrepreneur."
Honest question: what should someone call themselves when they've started, for example, a restaurant, two software companies, and a property management firm?
Meh. After years of reading hundreds of essays from people complaining about how others use words ("hacker", "professional", "engineer", "artist", "freedom", and hundreds of other words, etc), I've come to the conclusion that the complaint says more about the rigidity of the complainer rather than anything insightful about language evolution. It's ironic that the blog's name has the word " consulting " in it. When I…
Then what is an employee? A prostitute that is exclusive to one client?
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Honest question: what should someone call themselves when they've started, for example, a restaurant, two software companies, and a property management firm?
A business owner? If you've found success, you own a lot of businesses. If you haven't, you own one even though you have started more than you currently have. You're still just a business owner.
So, in my example above, what if the person only retains a minority ownership stake in the restaurant, sold the two software companies, the property management company failed, and they are now working on a new company of any kind? Does "business owner" really accurately describe what they do?
Note that if you think this kind of example is unusual, in my experience it's relatively common for people who build companies to do so in different domains, either simultaneously or at different stages in their careers.
Meh. After years of reading hundreds of essays from people complaining about how others use words ("hacker", "professional", "engineer", "artist", "freedom", and hundreds of other words, etc), I've come to the conclusion that the complaint says more about the rigidity of the complainer rather than anything insightful about language evolution. It's ironic that the blog's name has the word " consulting " in it. When I…
Meh. After years of reading hundreds of essays from people complaining about how others use words ("hacker", "professional", "engineer", "artist", "freedom", and hundreds of other words, etc), I've come to the conclusion that the complaint says more about the rigidity of the complainer rather than anything insightful about language evolution. It's ironic that the blog's name has the word " consulting " in it. When I…
> I'd immediately follow up with a self-deprecation: "that's just a fancy label for white-collar prostitute" Then what is an employee? A prostitute that is exclusive to one client?
This article seems to do everything but suggest an alternative – what should I use instead? If I have a small, bootstrapped company doing a few deals and with more in the pipeline, I think it should be fine to have the title "Entrepreneur". If this sounds pompous, what is a good alternative?
Meh. After years of reading hundreds of essays from people complaining about how others use words ("hacker", "professional", "engineer", "artist", "freedom", and hundreds of other words, etc), I've come to the conclusion that the complaint says more about the rigidity of the complainer rather than anything insightful about language evolution. It's ironic that the blog's name has the word " consulting " in it. When I…