She's got a good point; I'd take the same stance on the word "startup". I see a lot of statements here like "take a look at my startup!" with a link to a little

She's got a good point; I'd take the same stance on the word "startup". I see a lot of statements here like "take a look at my startup!" with a link to a little webapp that's brand new and either has no revenue model or no customers. I wonder if Jolie is going too far in creating a strict definition -- many side projects have made people into true entrepreneurs. Is Patio11 an entrepreneur? Absolutely. And he was when he was selling Bingo Card Creator while still working as a Japanese salaryman. Many entrepreneurs do indeed "go through hell" to succeed. But correlation != causation; you don't have to go through hell, angel rounds, funding rounds, or huge public launches to qualify as an entrepreneur. Peldi is an entrepreneur -- one hell of an entrepreneur if you ask me. There certainly is a limit to the legitimate use of this word, I agree. The bar is probably a bit lower than Jolie suggests, though.