What is a "wantrepreneur"? My obscurantist boss has been tossing the term around for the last week or so as if we've all heard it before, but I've been too afraid to ask him. So here's what I've gathered: Short for "wannabe entrepreneur," "wantrepreneur" describes one who hopes to hop on a bandwagon and ride to glory, instead of carrying one's own ideas to success through actual effort. It's best depicted in the image above, a "help wanted" sign posted on a newspaper box on University Ave. in Palo Alto. But why seek out wantrepreneurs? They surround successful types like flies at every party I've gone to. (Photo by Gabe Rivera)
