Isaacman was first nominated for the role year ago, but President Trump withdrew his nomination months later. Then Trump renominated Isaacman last month.
I haven’t dug deep into this dude, but I was told by somebody I trust that he’s not an entrepreneur…but rather was a kid with access to wealth who was “smart” enough to buy up a bunch of companies.
His title of “entrepreneur” is myth making…not unlike Elon Musk, and a lot like Kevin O’Leary: He didn’t invent any technology or concepts…his strength was exploiting a generation who didn’t understand technology. Once his myth was in motion, inertia did the rest. Simply being young when he started did all the heavy lifting…and I guess Trump also got romanced.
It really bothers me that being selfish and getting lucky - and most of all having money - is what we call an entrepreneur. The word used to be reserved for people who actually put sweat equity into a novel concept.
I haven’t dug deep into this dude, but I was told by somebody I trust that he’s not an entrepreneur…but rather was a kid with access to wealth who was “smart” enough to buy up a bunch of companies.
His title of “entrepreneur” is myth making…not unlike Elon Musk, and a lot like Kevin O’Leary: He didn’t invent any technology or concepts…his strength was exploiting a generation who didn’t understand technology. Once his myth was in motion, inertia did the rest. Simply being young when he started did all the heavy lifting…and I guess Trump also got romanced.
It really bothers me that being selfish and getting lucky - and most of all having money - is what we call an entrepreneur. The word used to be reserved for people who actually put sweat equity into a novel concept.