Business Titles: CEO, Founder, Managing Director, Proprietor
Twitter is a great place to air thoughts, gather thoughts, create allies and destroy bridges. Twitter is also limited to 140 characters. Not great for talking about complex things. For large subject areas, Tweets are normally pre-appended with [x/y], which designates what message out of the chain this particular one is. Tweeting about emotional and sensitive things is probably something I need to stop doing, especially without the means to portray the exact meaning behind the Tweets and feeling that goes with it.
To those that have recently started those businesses, you have my respect for jumping in with both feet, not to be confused with gripes about titles!
Being Misunderstood and Business Titles
With startups being the ‘in thing’ and the millennials starting ‘micro businesses’, the misuse of titles grinds on me for very valid reasons. Everyone wants to be that person that sells their startup for millions, or gets recognition on TED for being awesome. I have news. Most companies fail within the first year or two. Most never make it past five years. Those that do in most cases have gambled everything to win. As newer technologies sees new roles and skill sets being developed, it’s only Continue reading