Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur, author and blogger Joe Procopio continues his “Teaching Startup” series with a provocative declaration: “There’s … a fine line between being an entrepreneur and being a scam artist.”
DURHAM – There’s a fine line between being a dreamer and being an entrepreneur. Don’t get me wrong, I mean this in the best light possible. Without dreams, without suspension of disbelief, without the ignorance of what can’t be done, the entrepreneur is no different than the cubicle drone. One thing separates the entrepreneur from the dreamer: Execution.
There’s also a fine line between being an entrepreneur and being a scam artist. Let’s face it, if you’re doing startup right, you’re doing something no one has ever done before with no proof it will work, much less succeed. And you’re trying to sell that vaporware, that dream, those magic beans, to customers or investors or both.
There’s more to the story. Read the full post at:
http://joeprocopio.com/teaching-startup-all-startups-are-scams.asp
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