[La1n]

Founder is a word that has meaning, we shouldn't let companies dictate our use of language.

[greglindahl]

It's fun to watch people up and downvote me for just relaying what Silicon Valley founders have actually been doing for decades. I totally agree that it's a surprise to most people how it works, but I don't think "they" are going to change. It just is.

[reitzensteinm]

I find the "did Musk found Tesla thing" petty and unnecessary. Without Musk it would have been a footnote in history.

But I dislike your assertion that just because SV companies feel free to rewrite their history, we should consider that canonical.

It's totally valid to point out that Musk wasn't a founder, though using it as some kind of slight is juvenile.

eBay is free to claim it was invented to sell Pez dispensers and we're free to point out that's PR spin. Neither side is in the wrong.

[greglindahl]

I didn't assert that, nor did I say it was invalid to not understand the inside-Silicon-Valley use of "founder".

I was just explaining how to not embarrass yourself.

[reitzensteinm]

With all respect, I can't read your previous posts without taking the meaning I did, but the fault may be mine.