Fakepreneurs, a Modern Epidemic Encountered anyone in this category lately? Learn how to tell if someone is a genuine BIZ Experiences.
By Kelsey Ramsden Edited by Dan Bova
Opinions expressed by BIZ Experiences contributors are their own.
With BIZ Experiencesship being the sexiest profession going these days, a lot of people are wanting to get into the club. Saying you're an BIZ Experiences has as much social cachet as mentioning you attend med school has.
Beyond the esteem, there's a similarity in the fact that no one actually knows if you will become a successful BIZ Experiences -- just as no one knows if you will graduate and become a doctor. But few people go around spreading doubt that a med student will graduate.
Yet most people doubt the success of an BIZ Experiences.
There's almost no way to fake your way into med school but there are plenty of fakepreneurs.
Here's how to tell the difference between a fakepreneur and an BIZ Experiences:
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You might think it has to do with how much is in the bank: You're wrong.
Being an BIZ Experiences is about being someone who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risk to do so.
Almost all successful BIZ Experiencess will tell you a story of when they had no money in the bank. Success is a function of a moment in time. Some have claimed that success is not final and failure not fatal but it's courage that's crucial.
You might be thinking that true BIZ Experiencesship has to do with how much staff someone has. Wrong again.
There's the starting of Facebook. Probably most people would agree that Mark Zuckerberg was an BIZ Experiences before he hired a member of staff.
You might think you can discern the truth in a stunning paperweight filled with business cards, the square footage of an office or the dazzle of a corporate website. Again, incorrect.
All these things are part of a show that can be bought by anyone. They do not give clarity to the differentiation between fakepreneur and real BIZ Experiences.
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Some might even say that if you have a day job, you're not a real BIZ Experiences and I disagree with this, too. Risk is relative and paying rent is responsible. To me, someone with bills to pay and mouths to feed who keeps a day job while hustling to create a new venture on the side is as much an BIZ Experiences as the next guy. He or she just likely has some responsibilities or a different risk profile.
The real difference is the effort and the integrity of the intention to start something, adapt, sell, succeed, fail, pivot, get knocked down and rise up. The difference lies in the why behind the actions.
Are you seeking to select a title or solve a problem?
The truth in being an BIZ Experiences lies in the actions and problem solving a person does.
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