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There are no taxes if you spend it all. And as a person who runs what you think of as a "real" company, I still don't like the sentiment that people who are trying aren't real companies.
> There are no taxes if you spend it all. Tell that to EDD & the FTB ;) A 1 or 2 person company can be a "real" company. I would love to co-found a 2 person company that did $30k/month, and I'd be proud of it. But let's not pretend that trying is enough. Being a "real" company is hard. It takes a lot of planning and effort to be square with EDD/FTB/IRS/insurance, cut paychecks on time, pay your partners/vendors, keep…
But it's just the sentiment I don't like. If young entrepreneurs give themselves trumped up titles and dream of grandiose things, that doesn't disgust me at all. Perhaps a wry smile, along with some encouragement.