Labourer · Technician
Works in the business
- Sells hours / personal skill
- Time = today; money = wages
- If you stop, value stops
- You are the product
Owner · Entrepreneur
Works on the business
- Builds assets & equity
- Time = investment; money = equity
- System can earn while you sleep
- Business is the product
Three-question task test
- If I never do this again, does value still get created?
- Does this grow an asset, or only clear today’s queue?
- Would a buyer pay more for the company after this — without requiring me forever?
Gerber skew (typical trap)
70% Technician · 20% Manager · 10% Entrepreneur
Naval one-liner
You won’t get rich renting time. Own equity in something that earns
while you sleep.