good@atari.UUCP (Roy Good) (04/06/89)
I'm not sure how this became a discussion on entrepreneurism, but..... In article <1433@atari.UUCP>, apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) says: > > You've missed the whole point of entrepreneurship: start a company, make > it so (potentially) successful that somebody big is willing to pay you > big bucks for it, and SELL. That way you get $$ without continued risk. > You take a smaller amount TODAY rather than rake your $$ in over the > long term. The buyer takes over the risk & responsibility of making > money from the company. > > ........... > > Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. > reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt "ENTREPRENEUR" from the French "entre" meaning "between" and "preneur" meaning "taker". Thus "one who takes between", or more succinctly "middleman". It has since come to mean not just the "wholesaler" but also the originator, as mentioned by Allan above. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy J. Good Product Development, Atari Corporation Views expressed are my own. Atari may agree or disagree; they have the right. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------