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“I don’t tell people I’m the company’s co-founder. I say I work there. Then, if they ask, I say I work on the business side, and then if they ask further, I say I’m the CEO.” “我不会告诉别人我是公司的合伙人，只会说自己是在那儿工作。如果他们问，我就说自己是做业务的，再追问的话，我就说是CEO。” –Slava Rubin, Co-founder of crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, to FORTUNE Magazine ——众筹平台Indiegogo的联合创始人斯拉瓦•鲁宾告诉《财富》杂志的记者。 I recently circulated this quote on my Sibuxiang weibo. It comes from a highly successful American entrepreneur who was speaking to a writer from FORTUNE Magazine. 最近，我在自己的微博 “四不像”中转发了这句话，它出自一位美国成功企业家与《财富》杂志撰稿人的对话。 Among the feedback I received was an interesting question from one young Chinese fan : “Why?” In other words, why would the CEO of a very successful company display this kind of attitude? 在这条微博的评论中，有位年轻的中国粉丝问了个有趣的问题：“为什么啊？”换言之，就是为什么一家成功企业的CEO要作如此表态？ I think it’s a question worth examining. Rubin makes a very revealing statement about one aspect of his leadership style as CEO. It is obviously rooted in an American cultural context, but it is interesting to consider whether it is a quality which can cross over different cultures effectively. I happen to think that it can and does. | 
