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03-04-2004, 07:16 PM #26Junior Guru
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I am the owner but i never state that on thebusiness cards. I use the format below
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03-04-2004, 07:41 PM #27WHT Addict
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Well it seems I am in the minority. I have our company pretty well structured with the titles and our roles. We are small, and almost a year old, but I go by President, which it says on my business cards. We also have a Vice President, and our CFO. We will soon hire a "Technical Director" or something to that effect once we are all too overworked. I have pride in the company Ive spent so long on, and I feel I deserve the title of President. The title of CEO however makes it sound as though it is a big corporation with a boad of directors and such. The board of directors thing will never happen because the first thing they do is try to remove the origional owners from the company. I witnessed that with Cisco and many other companies in the Silicon Valley during the dot com era.
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03-04-2004, 08:23 PM #28Junior Guru
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I make sure customers never get involved with the directors. I only introduce myself as director if i am only going to partner with a company or if i require certain services from a company. While i am dealing with customers i introduce myself as sales person only. Ego does not make you money
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03-04-2004, 08:35 PM #29Newbie
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On my company card, my title is "President".
On my personal card, my title is "Entrepreneur".
Personally, I wouldn't use the title "CEO" for the same reasons others specified.
Not fond of "Owner" or "Founder" however because it doesn't sound professional imo. I think it works for company's which are expected and known to be smaller, but when it comes to web hosting, and you're targetting businesses, that deterioration in title can cost you.
Is it a crime to come off bigger than you are? I wouldn't say so if you can handle your clients' needs. In most cases using the term CEO would be taking it too far, unless you're a corporation with a full executive team. I think the title Owner or Founder however, is just selling yourself short.
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03-04-2004, 11:00 PM #30WHT Addict
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03-04-2004, 11:31 PM #31Web Hosting Guru
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Administrator
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Because originally I was doing almost all the sysadmin and support jobs, but now more focus on sales because already hired somebody to do that for me.
Maybe will change to "President" or "Director" later..Cyber Ultra Network - Reliable Budget Web Hosting Provider Since 2003
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03-05-2004, 02:24 AM #32Junior Guru
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My Thoughts:
CEO-
For companies with hierarchy of administration. Does not designate you as an owner, but does represent high authority.
Founder-
Suits a well established corporation more then a small business.
President-
Acceptable, yet should have more employees under them with an established sturcture.
Manager-
Very universal, fits almost any administrative position. Very common but does not designate you as the head or owner.
Owner-
Works well, does not insist that the company is large or small. Gets you acknowledged as the admin.
Administrator-
Would work with a department or something similar. Doesnt seem like a position but more like a label of authority over something. Should be paired with another word.
Executive Director-
Alot like CEO, mostly shows you are the top decision maker in the business or corporation.
Operations Manager-
Save this title for your right hand man. The person you will trust, and expect to run the company in the event of a tradgedy or interruption in your life.
Chief Technology Officer-
Sounds technologically fit. Professional and still to an extent unique. Obviously only fits the Technology Field and represents the top of a hierarchy.
Which one to use?
I suggest you start out calling yourself what you plan to be called for the remainder of your entreprenuerial career. You adapt to whatever title you grant yourself. Give yourself some credit, give yourself the title you like. Thats the beauty of entrepreneurship, you make the decisions. So what if other business owners may think its corny, trust me, more people think against your business ambitions then they think with you. People will giggle at more then just your business name, but its not the name that will make it serious its your business and how its run.
I would reccomend CTO (Chief Technology Officer) because it compliments the business type and will compliment you.
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03-05-2004, 03:51 PM #33Web Hosting Master
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I use Executive Director, We do have a CTO and a couple of other directors who are not full time,
Somehow i too do not like CEO being used in a small organization.Sounds odd.
I have seen - Director - Business Development on some cards too , or if you do not want to show that you are owner / part owner of the business then simply write Business Development executive.
Business cards are important, you never know when you would need one though in a hosting business we do not meet clients face to face but some of them who do come and visit i like them to have our cards.
I think the title of Director / Chairperson / President is accurate only for an incorporated company ( atleast in India) , is it the same in Us and Uk ?
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03-05-2004, 04:36 PM #34Aspiring Evangelist
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Ina company with only 3 permanent employees, all of who are equal partners and all of who get equally involved in sysadmin, sales, marketing, administration and finance, it's hard to quote an accurate title.
So we just put our names on business cards.Regards, Gordon.
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03-05-2004, 05:18 PM #35Web Hosting Master
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"Owner"
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03-05-2004, 05:51 PM #36Junior Guru
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03-05-2004, 07:24 PM #37Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by adaptivehost
The board of directors thing will never happen because the first thing they do is try to remove the origional owners from the company. I witnessed that with Cisco and many other companies in the Silicon Valley during the dot com era.
And, there's no way in a corporation to "remove the original owners" unless they are no longer owners (stockholders) but have been retained in other positions. If you're the only owner, or one of a small group, you're in charge. The stockholders select the board of directors.Specializing in SEO and PPC management.
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03-05-2004, 08:08 PM #38Web Hosting Master
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If you put CEO or Owner or something of high authority people will be more inclined to ask you for deals and such. I mean, you'd have a better chance of getting a deal on hosting if you're speaking directly with the president.
Best bet is to put a non generic title. Sales Rep is good.Hockey is Life
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03-06-2004, 01:40 AM #39Junior Guru Wannabe
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how about "head janitor" that way no one asks for a discount.
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03-06-2004, 03:43 AM #40WHT Addict
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I use "Administrative Director".
To me is says you direct all administration of your company, much like an owner would, but without actually calling yourself the owner.Last edited by blackworm; 03-06-2004 at 03:47 AM.
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03-06-2004, 05:48 AM #41Web Hosting God
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Technical Director is what I use. I run the technical department that has 6 people and my business partner use Accounts Manager, I think as he runs Accounts/Billing and has one staff member helping him.
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03-06-2004, 01:56 PM #42Web Hosting Resource Master
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It's always good to have 2 sets of business cards. When you need to impress or talk to the bank - you're the owner. If you talk to a client - you're a Technical Director or 'hosting specialist'.
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03-06-2004, 04:42 PM #43Web Hosting Master
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my business card says "Owner"
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03-06-2004, 05:31 PM #44Junior Guru Wannabe
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I would like to see a sole proprietor of a hosting company actually put "One Man Show" on his business card. That would be pretty funny.
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03-07-2004, 09:15 AM #45Junior Guru Wannabe
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or 'the boy wonder' for the 13 yr old kids
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03-07-2004, 09:44 AM #46Web Hosting Master
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I use President but thinking about changing it to General Manager because most companies use that here.
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03-07-2004, 04:58 PM #47Web Hosting Master
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Use just name, no tile in my card.
It sound good to use title CTO :-)
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03-07-2004, 05:55 PM #48Web Hosting Guru
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I wouldn't use CTO because it seems to me that if there's a CTO, there'd be a CEO. and if you're the CTO, you're not the CEO, so you're not the boss. if someone gave me a card with the title CTO I would assume they were not the boss. maybe that's just me...
in any case, I consider using CEO deception if you were not elected to that position by a board of directors/executives.
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03-07-2004, 08:00 PM #49Junior Guru
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Well, Bill Gates is the head honcho at Microsoft and doesnt designate himself as CEO or President or anything like that:
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03-08-2004, 01:03 AM #50Web Hosting Evangelist
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*if you saw this before I edited...ignore that. lol*
OK - I just use Owner
I'd use Partner...because I am...but that term usually implies a larger firm. So Owner works well.