Definitions by TheExpatreneur
David Simon
For my money, David Simon, David Chase and Vince Gilligan are the Michelangelo, Leonardo Davinci, Picasso of this generation.
David Simon by TheExpatreneur January 19, 2015
crane kick fever
the period of time after the release of The Karate Kid where every red-blooded American boy had a man-crush on Ralph Macchio and routinely practiced the crane kick
I remember walking through LAX in '85, the heart of Crane Kick Fever and seeing kids from all walks of life practicing their crane kicks.
crane kick fever by TheExpatreneur January 4, 2015
expatreneurship
This guy's as American as they come but has started multi-million dollar companies in Vietnam, Canada and Nicaragua. He's pretty much the Michael Jordan of expatreneurship.
expatreneurship by TheExpatreneur December 28, 2014
secret sauce
the competitive advantage of any business that you'd rather not bullhorn to every Tom, Dick and Harry, usually because it's not in sync with your company's mission statement
TOMS Shoes loves talking about their 1+1 Model of giving, but the real secret sauce to their early success was the way they exploited (err utilized) thousands of free college-age interns who wanted TOMS on their resume.
secret sauce by TheExpatreneur December 28, 2014
wantrapreneur
Someone who talks a big game about being or becoming an entrepreneur but is pretty much full of shit and will never actually do anything.
Joe wouldn't shut up about the Crossfit Express Gym he planned to open in Incheon Airport even after read him the riot act on entry barriers and so on. Classic wantrapreneur.
wantrapreneur by TheExpatreneur December 28, 2014
nontrepreneur
a 'company man' devoid of any entreprenurial spark who prefers the 'punching a time-clock' approach to work over taking any ownership
A great scene in True Detective is when Kohle calls out the two Detectives as 'a couple of company' men unable to think for themselves. He sees them as textbook nontrepreneurs.
nontrepreneur by TheExpatreneur December 27, 2014
Company Man
There's a great scene in True Detective where Rust Kohle calls out the detective for being a company man.
Company Man by TheExpatreneur December 27, 2014