Two unfortunate things about the startup community: 1) There is no business too small for commentators to say "That is beneath my notice and therefore I will not disparage it and confidently predict failure." 2) There is no business too large for commentators to stop doing #1.
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"And if you're bad at your job, because probabalistically some entrepreneurs, teachers, or barbers are bad at their job, I will probably not yell into your place of business 'Hey you are bad at your job!' if we don't have an existing relationship, for reasons.", one continues.
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do you feel people are harsher to startup entrepreneurs than other professions? I see this sentiment expressed frequently by people at SV companies. I see a lot of criticism of journalists, academics, teachers, doctors, police officers, and more pretty frequently on Twitter.
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This is my subjective impression, yes, partially because quite a bit of the criticism comes from either "within the house" or places which have a great deal of social power.
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People do extend charity to entrepreneurs tho - small business owners are the lifeblood of the economy etc - and people hate on teachers and journalists all the time
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I witnessed this personally when I shifted from running a consultancy, which nobody gave a shit about, to running a startup which instantly upped my prestige despite being very similar on a day to day basis
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it is fascinating that you think lots of charity and goodwill are extended to journalists.
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Wishing them the same level of respect as teachers and journalists is quite harsh! If only both those groups were respected as much as barbers.
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Perhaps, until said entrepreneurs promote their exit strategy of flipping in 24 months before they’ve even launched. There’s little professional high ground in a money grab.
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Teachers and barbers? Yes. Journalists? No. Journalists have to earn trust over time. Most don't.
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Barbers, maybe. Teachers and especially journalists, definitely not.
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