Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
...given just $20,000 by the incubator, and after the four-month program ended, the money was gone......after pivoting and focusing solely on letting teachers share lesson plans, Simons said he was able to score $50,000 in seed funding from Ulu Ventures and Silicon Valley VC Paul Sherer.Now, Simons said, he's looking to raise an additional $500,000.So is Simons just a kid with a particularly honed entrepreneurial spirit?Exactly when did the definition of entrepreneur change from "build a sustainable business that provides value to its customers" to "survive long enough for the next round of investment"?I admire Eric for his tenacity (most others would have quit long ago), but I'd much rather hear about when he actually sells something.