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There's a very good point buried in this article: Technology-oriented startups tend to have some heavily skewed demographics, not just in gender, but in socioec
by camccann 17y ago
There's a very good point buried in this article: Technology-oriented startups tend to have some heavily skewed demographics, not just in gender, but in socioeconomic background, political leanings, tastes in entertainment, etc, and the kind of things startups do tend to reflect those demographics--which isn't unreasonable, since it's easier to market to one's own general peer group. So it does seem likely that there are startup opportunities that get overlooked because they don't appeal as strongly to the stereotypical programmer demographic.
That said, I'm not sure what manner of confusion would lead to using the term "entrepreneur" for someone who has neither the resources to fund their "big idea" nor the skills to implement it. If you have an idea and want to make it happen, just go do it. If you don't know how, learn. It's not that hard!