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NickleDimer
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Is "entrepreneur" the most misused word in history? I think that less than 10% of people who refer to themselves as entrepreneurs actually are one. Otherwise it's usually a euphemism for "small business owner" or "loser." Someone who owns a dry cleaning business isn't an entrepreneur.
Excellent point and a pet peeve of mine. The first person to open a dry cleaning business was an entrepreneur. Not all the followers.
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speaking on entrepreneurs, i'm starting to hear way too many people refer to themselves as intrapreneurs.
the idea is real, and those people do exist (i happen to work dotted-line to about 4 legit people that fit the bill), but i feel like everyone that works in a big corporate office fancies themself as this type of person... its got that obnoxious buzz going
the idea is real, and those people do exist (i happen to work dotted-line to about 4 legit people that fit the bill), but i feel like everyone that works in a big corporate office fancies themself as this type of person... its got that obnoxious buzz going
Is today the day for Villanova U to embody the worst stereotypes about Villanova and lawyers? Also, people seem to be confusing entrepreneurs with inventors or innovators. Not the same thing.
en·tre·pre·neur
ˌäntrəprəˈnər/
noun
en·tre·pre·neur
ˌäntrəprəˈnər/
noun
- a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
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what is up with that
what is up with that
This is wrong. It has nothing to do with excellence. There are a lot of entrepreneurs that fail. Operating a small business is not the same thing as being an entrepreneur. Not sure what that has to do with being an attorney. I don't do either of those things.
From wiki:
The term "entrepreneur" is often conflated with the term "small business." While most entrepreneurial ventures start out as a small business, not all small businesses are entrepreneurial in the strict sense of the term. Many small businesses are sole proprietor operations consisting solely of the owner, or they have a small number of employees, and many of these small businesses offer an existing product, process or service, and they do not aim at growth. In contrast, entrepreneurial ventures offer an innovative product, process or service, and the entrepreneur typically aims to scale up the company by adding employees, seeking international sales, and so on, a process which is financed by venture capital and angel investments.
Agree 100% that is has nothing to do with excellence, or success or failure -- where did I say it did? Your take that people who put up their own capital or credit to establish or buy a business (taking that risk that few W-2 employees take) and run that business are not entrepreneurs struck me as snobby and elitist, especially since it's not really accurate based on the meaning of the term. This is not the same as people misusing "literally."
You can take a more narrow interpretation of it as you have with the wiki post (always solid evidence in your practice I take it?), but based on the dictionary definition of the term not every entrepreneur needs to be a visionary like Steve Jobs or Zuckerberg, or even an innovator.
Lawyers are generally bad at running businesses so your take fits that stereotype I thought.
You can take a more narrow interpretation of it as you have with the wiki post (always solid evidence in your practice I take it?), but based on the dictionary definition of the term not every entrepreneur needs to be a visionary like Steve Jobs or Zuckerberg, or even an innovator.
Lawyers are generally bad at running businesses so your take fits that stereotype I thought.
2 types of people you never ask for business advice.
- lawyers
- accountants
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