So, I quit my job and decide to bootstrap a company. I've launched my product and it's in its very early stages of gaining traction.
I'm not allowed to say "I'm working on a startup?" - even though my cofounder(s) and I have poured tens of thousands of our own money into it and have been full-timing it for months?
Forgive me for being blunt: but this reads like whining. You want the your use of the word "startup" to automatically grant you some credibility, and are complaining about people who are trying to do the same.
You will find this in any community. You're not a real painter unless you [blank], you're not a real photographer unless you [blank], you're not a real writer unless you [blank], you're not a real programmer unless you [blank]. And now, you're not a real startup unless you [blank].
I'm not allowed to say "I'm working on a startup?" - even though my cofounder(s) and I have poured tens of thousands of our own money into it and have been full-timing it for months?
Forgive me for being blunt: but this reads like whining. You want the your use of the word "startup" to automatically grant you some credibility, and are complaining about people who are trying to do the same.
You will find this in any community. You're not a real painter unless you [blank], you're not a real photographer unless you [blank], you're not a real writer unless you [blank], you're not a real programmer unless you [blank]. And now, you're not a real startup unless you [blank].