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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Feb 2017

    "Founder" is not a job title. It's a matter of historical fact (or not).

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      1. Massi Kamali‏ @MasoudMassi 8 Feb 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        @tzirtzipis Victory has a hundred fathers(founders)and defeat is an orphan(Serial founder):-)

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      2. Thomas H. Ptacek‏ @tqbf 8 Feb 2017
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        There are successful YC companies that have hired “founders”.

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      3. Thomas H. Ptacek‏ @tqbf 8 Feb 2017
        Replying to @tqbf @paulg

        I think you’re more right than not, but the truth isn’t entirely as simple as that tweet makes it out to be.

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      2. James 'Crypto Listing Fees' Clark  🎃 😱 🤦🏼‍♂️‏ @mr_james_c 8 Feb 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        But looks better than having 'CEO' on your business card when your start-up is 3 people.

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      1. Jake Fuentes‏Verified account @jakefuentes 8 Feb 2017
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        it's also a proxy for a mindset that many CEOs joining later should have. @reidhoffman:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130123161202-1213-if-why-and-how-founders-should-hire-a-professional-ceo?goback=%2Eptf_*1_*1_*1_*1_recentPosts_*1&_mSplash=1&goback=%2Eptf_*1_*1_*1_*1_recentPosts_*1&trk=who_to_follow-b …

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      1. Greg Golebiewski‏ @GolebiewskiGreg 8 Feb 2017
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        Is 'Investor' or 'VC' a job title?

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      1. Ference Brose‏ @superbrose 8 Feb 2017
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        that's the case for any label

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      1. Andre‏ @dre7413 8 Feb 2017
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        yes but it's short & it should immediately be associated with - 'willing to do any and everything (legally) to solve a problem'.

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      1. Mark Muldowney‏ @mxmuldowney 8 Feb 2017
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        agree. Titles should speak to your responsibilities whereas "founder" signals a one-time action of the past.

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      1. George Hadjivarnava‏ @xatzistnr 8 Feb 2017
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        @tzirtzipis after the first year all members of a small startup team are essentially cofounders imho

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      1. Haseeb Khan‏ @haseebism 8 Feb 2017
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        Fact!!

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      1. Jeremy Banon‏ @jeremybanon 8 Feb 2017
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        @GarrettLoh my point exactly!!!!!!!

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      1. Aasim Jukaku‏ @jukaks 8 Feb 2017
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        what about #alternativefacts 🙃

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      1. Karan Shukla‏ @karanshukla27 8 Feb 2017
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        Then how about using the word 'Generalist' because what else will you call an early stage founder who has a small team say 2-3

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      1. Paul Proctor‏ @pproctor70 8 Feb 2017
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        this is debatable. Being a #Founder implies owning whatever "job titles" are necessary to get the business of the ground.

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      1. Sebastian Bensusan‏ @sebasbensu 8 Feb 2017
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        a similar reasoning should be applied to "entrepreneurship" and its derivatives.

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      1. Matt B‏ @b4bendetta 8 Feb 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        yeah, don't agree with this. It's a lot more than historical fact in most cases.

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