1. If you say “Y Combinator” to anyone in the real world, they would think you are talking about something odd from a sci-fi show.
2. A lot of people don’t mind having a boss.
3. No one knows who “Rovio” is, but everyone knows about Angry Birds.
4. Angels are heavenly beings who bring messages from God. Not capital.
5. Life will, in fact, continue without a single additional Social Media platform. People are OK with this.
6. No one knows how to spell “Entrepreneur”.
7. “Traffic” in most of the rest of the world means you have to wait through a stoplight two rounds. Not that it takes you 4 hours to go 20 miles on a highway.
8. Pitching can also refer to Baseball.
9. You can be social without collecting Business Cards. Really, I promise. I know it’s hard. But you can do it.
10. Outside of business, people think Silicon Valley has something to do with Plastic Surgery (silicon … silicone …), especially after finding out it’s in California (state).
11. Seed stage means you will get a real plant after some sun and water.
12. Many think entrepreneurs are “crazy” and are going through a “phase” in life they will “snap out of”.

“We live in a bubble, and I don’t mean a tech bubble or a valuation bubble. I mean a bubble as in our own little world,” -Eric Schmidt, Google

Credits: Chris Brignola & Amanda Fristrom