But I actually love to talk about what I do. The problem is that most "normals" just ask about the tip of the iceberg without really having a genuine interest. That always offends me because of how passionate I am about what I do.
I am usually teased into excitement to talk about something I love only to have the conversation changed.
As someone who isn't likely to be an enterpreneur, I only want to know about the tip of the iceberg at first because I don't know if the rest of the iceberg is interesting or not.
If you're designing a series of games for the iPhone, that's kind of cool, and I can relate to that. If your startup is writing accounting software to analyze discrepancies in employee lunch spending when away from the office, my eyes might start glazing over after 45 seconds.
But I actually love to talk about what I do. The problem is that most "normals" just ask about the tip of the iceberg without really having a genuine interest. That always offends me because of how passionate I am about what I do.
I am usually teased into excitement to talk about something I love only to have the conversation changed.