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Try describing what you do instead of labelling it. "I'm building an app that helps blind folks read".

Personally, I'm allergic to the word 'Entrepreneur', whenever I hear it I wince. Just say what you're building, plain and simple. I also wouldn't call myself a Web Architect, I don't really understand what that means, it just sounds fancy.

Also consider not giving yourself a title at all. If you really want a title, I'd go with something humble like "a guy who builds stuff on the internet".

For reference, this is my personal site: http://www.davidkatz.me/



This is good advice. Personally, I call myself a "founder" or "co-founder" over "entrepreneur."

For in-person interactions, whenever someone asks me what I do, I always just say I work for a tiny company that does XYZ. If they pursue and ask what I do for the company, I say I bounce around doing a bunch of things (which founders do).


I agree with this concept as names are meaningless. But id like to throw in that if you're looking for corporate work then your title is important as the people hiring you don't usually understand what you do, so just explaining your work might not pan out. You'll want a good title and some thing that explains your work in terms of money.

When working with others who are familiar with your industry then that caveat does not apply though.


Wonderful little site, and great advice.




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