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Young kids use the term CEO because it gives them a sense of importance and officialness. There is nothing sinister or inflated about it, it's just kind of lik

Young kids use the term CEO because it gives them a sense of importance and officialness. There is nothing sinister or inflated about it, it's just kind of like playing house or pretending. You play the part you dream of one day being. When I was younger I remember starting "companies" and trying to be really official about it even though I had zero experience and didn't know shit. Who cares? It was fun.

PostOnce 17y ago
I think more than a few 40-year-old small business owners style themselves CEO as well, and for the same reasons.
- alttab 17y ago
  One partner in an iPhone company I was involved in who was over forty, after manipulating his way into it (he had only "connections" but no technical skills) went behind everyones back and named himself CEO on the website, despite the fact we were not incorporated, had no business contract (another mistake), had nothing but a DBA, no finished products, customers, or a revenue stream. Very sad. I'm glad I got out a couple weeks before hand.
- rimantas 17y ago
  "Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men." - Kin Hubbard
  - ALee 17y ago
    In your lifetime, your only young once, but you can stay immature forever.
chrisbroadfoot 17y ago
I honestly don't think it has anything to do with age.
rickyyean 17y ago
Was just talking to David Hornik briefly about this today. I think it's fine. I wish I was smart enough and grew up in a good enough background to aspire to be CEO at 16. The thing to know is to work hard to live up to the title and be a GREAT CEO. One thing that I want to tell them is to keep their eyes open and explore new interests. I hated the idea of business because I thought it was evil, but college opened my eyes to the startup world because I kept an open-mind and tried out different things. Since then it's become a big part of my life and I love it. =)
ovi256 17y ago
Fake it 'till you make it. But, make sure that you make it.

PostOnce 17y ago

I think more than a few 40-year-old small business owners style themselves CEO as well, and for the same reasons.

alttab 17y ago
One partner in an iPhone company I was involved in who was over forty, after manipulating his way into it (he had only "connections" but no technical skills) went behind everyones back and named himself CEO on the website, despite the fact we were not incorporated, had no business contract (another mistake), had nothing but a DBA, no finished products, customers, or a revenue stream. Very sad. I'm glad I got out a couple weeks before hand.
rimantas 17y ago
"Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men." - Kin Hubbard
- ALee 17y ago
  In your lifetime, your only young once, but you can stay immature forever.

chrisbroadfoot 17y ago

I honestly don't think it has anything to do with age.

rickyyean 17y ago

Was just talking to David Hornik briefly about this today. I think it's fine. I wish I was smart enough and grew up in a good enough background to aspire to be CEO at 16. The thing to know is to work hard to live up to the title and be a GREAT CEO. One thing that I want to tell them is to keep their eyes open and explore new interests. I hated the idea of business because I thought it was evil, but college opened my eyes to the startup world because I kept an open-mind and tried out different things. Since then it's become a big part of my life and I love it. =)

ovi256 17y ago

Fake it 'till you make it. But, make sure that you make it.