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My issue is not with the fact that the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' is being given spotlight. It is with the fact that the wrong kind of entrepreneurship is giv
by puranjay 14y ago
My issue is not with the fact that the 'spirit of entrepreneurship' is being given spotlight. It is with the fact that the wrong kind of entrepreneurship is given spotlight.
There are hundreds of thousands of highly profitable businesses on the internet. Yet, you never hear of them. The startup industry is being treated like the glamour industry: style over substance. The startup media itself acts like a celebrity rag. We need to promote entrepreneurship, but the kind which is sustainable and profitable.
- bking 14y agoVery true. To me this glamour industry is a self fulfiling bubble, just like fashion, in that they are their own ritics, and they give themselves an "A" every time. I was just trying to point out that although what we are seeing might not be what entrepreneurship is really about, it is still good none the less. Any media attention is good as long as you know how to redirect it in your favor. It's like those Apple commercials from the start of the Olympics. They were horrible, but people were talking about them longer than they were on, which just keeps Apple in everyone's minds. Crappy commercial = good media attention. Over the top ambitious startup = good media attention.