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Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by MuffinFlavored on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:00PM (#18923152)
> wantrepreneur

I'm super curious... when does a wantrepreneur convert to an entrepreneur? Like... if you call somebody out/knock them for being a wantrepreneur but calling themselves an entrepreneur, you are "hating" and it "fuels them" until they "finally make it"

How many actually make it though?

Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by schnevets on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:58PM (#18923794)
In the context I provided, I think a wantrepreneur is anyone presenting themselves at a far higher value/position than they are in reality, usually in a matter that is detrimental to others.

I know starting a business is all about "faking it until you make it", but there are tons of braggarts talking about "wielding influence and connections" (because they purchased 20,000 twitter followers) or "becoming a product visionary" (because they hopped on the instagram/twitch/dropshipping bandwagon at the right time and have no redeeming differentiation). Usually these personalities are just annoying, but sometimes these people have hostile intentions.

I personally call myself a wantrepreneur occasionally, as someone who is interested in the culture and community of founders, but who hasn't actually delivered a product yet.

Re:Cleaning restaurant floor for $1000 per night by scrdhrt on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:46PM (#18923668)
Follow the hustle porn. My empirical studies show 1/10. Most of them I see who makes a good living does so with repeated failures in their business history and new knowledge going into the new venture.

Getting back up -> grit -> extended network -> new business idea -> better support -> ??? -> $$$

Being at the right place at the right time also helps.