Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when you call yourself one

Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by kylelibra on Friday September 26, 2014 @10:35AM (#8372832)

Same argument can be made about people calling themselves CEO of startups with no employees or product.

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by sremani on Friday September 26, 2014 @11:01AM (#8372970)

Ditto for the silliness of slapping engineer or hacker like marketing engineer or growth hacker.

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by fciraci on Friday September 26, 2014 @11:06AM (#8372999)

If I bootstrap something, I will call myself "Leader Maximo" or, to honor my country, "Dux".

Unless CEO means "Chief Everything Officer."

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by collyw on Friday September 26, 2014 @10:45AM (#8372889)

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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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by jamiesonbecker on Friday September 26, 2014 @11:15AM (#8373040)

Everyone starts somewhere. Now who's pompous. :)

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by trose on Friday September 26, 2014 @11:35AM (#8373144)

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?!

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by forgottenpass on Friday September 26, 2014 @11:49AM (#8373205)

What exactly are you organizing?!

Organizing a good résumé.

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Re:Entrepreneur is a silly word, and you sound silly when yo... by neals on Friday September 26, 2014 @10:37AM (#8372844)

I have the pleasure of e-mailing with the CEO of a very small hobby-like website the other day.

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