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It's very rare these days for a tech start-up founder to cite God as the inspiration. Is anyone aware of any other religious founders in inbound marketing or are most just atheists?
It is refreshing to hear such honest commentary. I agree with Larry and I think that entrepreneurship can very well be a godly and noble endeavor, especially when it gives you the chance to give others jobs and a chance to gain useful skills.
Interesting & thought provoking article!
So... can we have a downvote button yet?
I think the headline is a stretch. Whether you believe in god or not, it's a stretch. I can understand that a person can be influenced by their faith to choose or exclude certain roles or opportunities and I can understand a person in a particular line of business feeling the need to reconcile what they do with what they believe. To tackle such a subjective issue in the way this writer has, however, seems to me of little value. It is grounded only in his subjective beliefs, which he addresses so superficially as to provide little insight. We can conclude only that entrepreneurship that creates jobs and provides "some small benefit" to society does not conflict with the writer's own personal morality and faith. It really ought to then be up to readers to reach their own conclusions as to whether the same applies to them, but the writing strays in the resolution to present conclusions as facts: "As entrepreneurs, our most valuable contribution to society is in teaching that man to fish by providing meaningful job opportunities so people can learn new skills, advance their careers, and earn wages that enable them to live their lives." That's an opinion, not a fact. He then finishes with: "After all, our nation needs job creators now more than ever." This is a puzzling statement as the writer doesn't present a case for the needs of one nation being relevant to living in accordance with his chosen belief system and seems entirely out of rhythm with the rest of the blog. I have a hard time assigning any great value to this piece, for those of any faith or none.
We need more comprehensive comments and discussion like this on Inbound.