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Comment on Running As A Metaphor by Danni

Danni — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:04 +0000

These aren’t actually metaphors :S

Comment on Are You A Founder, CEO, or Entrepreneur? by Augustine

Augustine — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:58:50 +0000

Very interesting perspectives on this forum. I have set-up 7 companies in the last 10 years which I would call my first business cycle and now after several successes and failures am on my second business cycle with sourceprocuredeliver.com or SPD

My perspective on the question we all face of what do we call ourselves is as follows:

1. We need to bear in mind the context and situation we find ourselves in when the three titles needs to be invoked.

2. What you call yourself in a face-to-face introduction can be any of the titles and depends on where you are and who you are being introduced to. If you are getting introduced to Bill Gates, it may look a bit amusing to introduce yourself as Founder and CEO of XYZ.

3. The dilemma is what you put on your business card.
Founder means – Conceptualizer, the Visionary. It is this ones person’s vision and determination that the thought germinates into an idea, an idea into a concept, a concept into a business plan and a business plan into an organization.
It can be one person or a team of entreupreneurs who hit upon an idea jointly and mutually agree on respective roles and functions, becoming co-founders. Here the TEAM who met first are all visionaries.
CEO – is the functional term. The implementor. The strategist who plans & implements the vision of the Founder.
Entreupreuner is the generic term that expresses your personality, the kind of person you are and the way you want to be seen as. It is how someone introduces you as. Meet Mr. David, he is an Entreupreuner.
Hi! My name is David, I am an Entreupreuner..is not right there..
Hi! I’m David, I am the Founder of XYZ
Hi! I’m David, I am the Founder and CEO of XYZ

4. On my first business cycle I used the title of Managing Director on my business card and also when I introduced myself. Went well in all situations. It aptly described me as the Business Owner as well as the implementor.

5, Until the start-up has grown into a larger organization, say about 50 staff, it would be the Founder who runs the day-to-day functions of the CEO. Till such time, Founder and CEO is appropriate. In some ways it expresses the same meaning as the term Managing Director. Doesn’t matter if the company has only 2 staff, you are still the one directing and implementing the fortunes of the Company.

Hope the above adds a fresh perspective to the discussion

Comment on Why Are 80% of Harvard Students First-Borns? by Fred Lipshitzs

Fred Lipshitzs — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:50:34 +0000

simply put, the conclusions are interpetive and lean towards bullshit.

Comment on Are You A Founder, CEO, or Entrepreneur? by isnice

isnice — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:12:53 +0000

CEO – Is when you have a board of directors
Founder – Is not a position within the company
Entrepreneur – Is not a position within the company

Owner <<< This one all of you missed. Owner or Co. Owner is a position within the company and it means that you are the one who controls the action.

Comment on The Chapter In The Bible That Appears Twice by Marianne Ryan

Marianne Ryan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:52:59 +0000

I think a lot of the problems that the creators of the JEDP system didn’t consider were the problems that the translators created, not the original author(s) of the Bible. For instance, the Jews refuse to even speak YHWH’s name because they feel it would be sacriligeous. Which is completely unbiblical. So the translators of the KJV replaced YHWH with the LORD (all caps so you know it once said YHWH). There are other problems that the original translators created beside this. People believe the apostles changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday (which is completely false) because of a faulty translation in Romans 20:7. You have to understand about the Feasts, and also the italizied words in the KJV, to understand the translation correctly, and why it’s faulty. But, a whole doctrine is created on this faulty translation. Christians believe the verse says “And on the first day of the week…”, when actually it should say “And on the first of the weeks…” My KJV Bible has the word “day” in italics, which means the word wasn’t originally there. The translators added it, and they shouldn’t have. Obviously, the translators weren’t familiar with the Feasts. It’s talking about counting the first sabbath of the feast. (They had to count to 49 Sabbaths, then the next sabbath, the 50th, another Feast would begin). You would never understand this if you weren’t familiar with italizied words in the KJV, and also the Lord’s Feasts.

Comment on Are You A Founder, CEO, or Entrepreneur? by globalgal

globalgal — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:27 +0000

ISI discussed this theory in their American Business Magazine, which had some similar ideas.

Comment on 1+1 = ? by sdash85

sdash85 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:26:41 +0000

1+ 1= Indefinite (Marriage)

Comment on Who Is The Best Looking U.S. President Of All Time? by laracranston

laracranston — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:33:23 +0000

Theodore Roosevelt is the sexiest president to hold the office. The man was pure badass. Plus look up pictures of young Teddy and try not to swoon.

Comment on Who Is The Best Looking U.S. President Of All Time? by Kevin Crimson

Kevin Crimson — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:45:48 +0000

That is an incredibly racist comment and I don’t like your additude. How would you like it if someone came and ragged on all your comment. “Reagan is handsome.” With something as cruel as ‘Reagan handsome!?! What a cracker!’ What a hater.

Comment on Who Is The Best Looking U.S. President Of All Time? by fleminp

fleminp — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:47:08 +0000

There is no doubt that John F. Kennedy is the nicest us President ever