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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 25 Oct 2014

    I have misgivings about the tendency to make "founder" a title rather than a reference to a historical fact.

    8:03 PM - 25 Oct 2014
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      1. Carlos Cunha‏ @ccfontes 25 Oct 2014
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I used to use "founder" to describe roles in startups I didn't found yet. So now i just refer myself as a bootstrapper.

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      2. Josh Elman‏Verified account @joshelman 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg there is a difference between being a biological father and an actual father in certain cases. Same for "founder"?

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      3. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 26 Oct 2014
        Replying to @joshelman

        @joshelman @paulg analogies that trigger emotional side effects don't help explain the situation. Big, early impact doesn't mean founder

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      4. Josh Elman‏Verified account @joshelman 26 Oct 2014
        Replying to @ikirigin

        @ikirigin @paulg "founder" often implies a certain moral authority and responsibility. Similar to "father". Hence term blurring

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      5. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 26 Oct 2014
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        @joshelman @paulg the reason your analogy fails is because the weight of the comparison confuses your meaning.

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      6. Josh Elman‏Verified account @joshelman 26 Oct 2014
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        @ikirigin @paulg I think the link I shared is a good articulation. agree magnitude isn't the same - but isn't that the point of analogies?

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      7. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 26 Oct 2014
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        @joshelman @paulg not at all about degree, but logic. You can become a real dad after 10 years. @dickc as a founder is divorced from reality

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      8. Josh Elman‏Verified account @joshelman 26 Oct 2014
        Replying to @ikirigin

        @ikirigin @paulg if not "founder", we need a term for some of the people who become core to the moral center even if not there at inception

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      9. Ivan Kirigin‏ @ikirigin 26 Oct 2014
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        @joshelman @paulg leader

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      1. Jessica Pliska‏ @JessicaPliskaON 31 Dec 2014
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        .@paulg @nparsons08 For-profit cos not my expertise. Nonprofit? Fdr gives edge competing for meetings, impacts emotional connection to cause

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      1. finitor‏ @finitor 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg the only people who should be called founderspic.twitter.com/nenTqWN4NE

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      1. Brian Ghidinelli‏ @ghidinelli 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg Founder simply means you're CEO, intern and janitor simultaneously.

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      1. Alan Lewis‏ @alanlewis 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg If you’re not there at inception, not a “founder”

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      1. Nabeel Hyatt‏ @nabeel 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg Who founded is important enough knowledge I assume our language will adapt. If founder is usurped the truth will still come out.

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      2. Majd Taby‏ @jtaby 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg Are you ok with "CEO"? It seems more pompous than "Founder".

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      1. Gordon Shephard‏ @ghshephard 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg it can be fun though - when @pmarca and @bhorowitz (re)founded OPSW from LDCL, there were 110 “cofounders”. :-)

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      1. Rasha Manna‏ @RashaManna 25 Oct 2014
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        Agreed!“@paulg: I have misgivings about the tendency to make "founder" a title rather than a reference to a historical fact.”

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      1. Eric Jorgenson  🛠 📈‏ @EricJorgenson 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg Especially since it's permanent and irrevocable for 'founders' that have left the company.

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      1. Erik Kjell‏ @erikkjell 25 Oct 2014
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        @paulg I like CEO "for" Company. Or Company CEO. Both show the right focus, responsibility, humility. None are boastful rather factual.

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