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# Definition of an Entrepreneur
- URL: https://cje.io/2011/10/12/definition-of-an-entrepreneur/
- Published: 2011-10-12T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-08T00:29:11.000Z
- Author: Casey Ellis
- Tags: Building, Thinking, Hot Takes

> *entrepreneur (n):* a person who’s prepared to work 16 hours a day for themselves to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone else.

…hat tip to Nick Ellsmore for that one…