Fuck, man, learn basic grammar.<p>I could have, not I could of.<p>My parents would cry if they saw me write like that.<p>The rest of the article is also littered with omitted words and little mistakes. It makes it really hard for me to even begin to consider forwarding that to <i>my</i> parents, no matter how good or bad the points may be. Get the final line right at least:<p><i>I know Parents, that doesn’t really help. Just people I’m a web designer.</i><p>-> I know, Parents, that doesn't really help. Just tell people I'm a web designer.
> Me: Sort of. I build online tools that people use.<p>> Them: Like what – Google?<p>> Me: No. For example, one tool I built sends people reminders.<p>What specific distinction is the author making with "No"? <a href="http://www.googletutor.com/screencast-how-to-setup-sms-alerts-for-google-calendar/" rel="nofollow">http://www.googletutor.com/screencast-how-to-setup-sms-alert...</a><p>They don't work for Google? That their web-app isn't a search engine? So the post doesn't apply to epi0Bauqu (DDG)? That a search engine isn't a web-app?<p>I'd go with "Yes, but..."
Am I the only "founder" / "entrepreneur" that doesn't really appreciate these special labels? They're generally something I only hear from the VC tech startup crowd, and usually in the context of breathless veneration.<p>I'm running a business. I'm not special, a new breed of business man, and I don't need a special startup-glorifying vocabulary for what I do. I'm just another person running a small business -- something people have <i>always</i> done, and it's something that parents (and everyone else) <i>understands</i>.<p>A neighbor recently started a coffee shop. She puts in long hours, manages the books, orders food, directed the installation of the sound system and kitchen, manages the kitchen staff, makes and serves coffee, and works the cash register.<p>Nobody is calling her a "founder". She's just a small business owner. She had to raise capital, her business could expand into a large chain, she could (but isn't likely to) become the next Starbucks, or even get bought out by Starbucks. She could also fail miserably. Is it really all that different from what we do?
> Just [tell] people I’m a web designer.<p>Just a thought. Maybe you could show your parents how to demonstrate what task.fm does and how people use it. Could be as simple as giving them a canned 1 min video to play for people who ask.
Love this. I have drafted a similar post directed not only to my parents but most of my friends, etc..<p>Unless they truly understand "startups and/or webapps" they have no clue what we do with our days (and nights, weekends..)