Based on the pitches I’ve seen, it’s very much the opposite. ”We are about to completely upend the X industry, with a market potential of hundreds of billions”
"We are disrupting the AI blockchain cannabis industry using state of the art AR/VR technology"
Only "state of the art"?
Dropped.
You're onto something!
Obligatory link to one of the many corporate bullshit generators around, though this one creates entire documents and not just sentences. Just in case someone needs one :)
Does anyone know the video of an entrepreneur at a conf who nailed the startup pitch language and levers? I’ve been looking for it for quite some time, I don’t know the name, it was a 5-minute pitch between sessions.
When I hear this, My instinct is to roll my eyes. So much hyperbole in startups, it’s one of the large reasons I don’t see myself working for a startup.
Exactly. It makes me cringe. A majority of the firms looking to hire in the "Who's Hiring" thread have inflated self-worth.
As a developer the company can have whatever view of itself it cares to have as long as my paycheck clears.
They expect their devs to be equally enthusiastic, the true believers are also gullible enough to work unpaid overtime.
Most engineers care about equity potential. You don't make it in the Valley on base salary alone.
This is why I don't work in the Valley and am only listed in entries in the Who's Hiring list that are full time remote or outside of the Valley.
I'm sure you can set whatever standard or lack thereof you'd like.