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I think even true entrepreneurs go through nontrepreneurial phases. I know someone who started and sold a company many years ago. In the past two years, he has
by davepeck 17y ago
I think even true entrepreneurs go through nontrepreneurial phases.
I know someone who started and sold a company many years ago. In the past two years, he has started three "projects" all with the intention that they might become real companies. He met with failure on all three -- one for personal reasons, one for technical reasons, and one for business reasons.
To those who don't know his history -- but who do experience his regular and excited descriptions of the ideas he's "working on" -- he might seem exactly like a nontrepreneur.
- incomethax 17y agoWould you consider him a nontrepreneur or an entrepreneur? If we're going to go coining things like "nontrepreneur" what is then the difference between a nontrepreneur and an entrepreneur? Is it actually filing for incorporation? If so, then what about all the people who are working on ideas but haven't incorporated yet? Where do you draw the line?
- davepeck 17y agoI think you're echoing more directly what I intended to say. I didn't coin the term "nontrepreneur" and I doubt it's a terribly useful term. The person I mentioned is certainly an entrepreneur.