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I know. That is why I said not just about money.

• sdinsn 8y ago
  > Only real entrepreneurs feel that itch. The rest are wantrapreneurs. Implies that people that do it for only money are 'fake'. This is the gatekeeping part
  • JohnFen 8y ago
    Yeah, there is a taste of the No True Scotsman fallacy there, certainly. That said, I've known and worked with a shedload on entrepreneurs over the decades, and I honestly can't remember a single one that was doing it purely for the money. In my experience, people who are driven purely by money avoid starting businesses. They tend to invest in startups or get great-paying jobs in established businesses. I think the reason is that starting a business is a high-risk activity that will consume pretty much all of your time and energy. You need to be driven by something more than just money in order to be willing to do that. If you're just about money, there are much easier and lower-risk ways of going about doing that.