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Arduino’s New CEO, Federico Musto, May Have Fabricated His Academic Record
- tomcam 10y agoLimor Fried of Adafruit cracked the story! Although the very (open source) nature of the Arduino makes me wonder why Musto's credentials matter at all. Doesn't the hardware speak for itself?
- justin66 10y agoI doubt his credentials would have mattered to anyone. The fact that he lied about them and was taking credit for things he never did matters a lot.
- wycx 10y agoI think it is reasonable to say that people with PhDs do not look fondly on those who pretend they do. It represents significant hubris to pretend you have completed the work to qualify for a PhD since it usually takes 4-6 years full time. Even more hubris to think you will get away with it. After all, people who undertake PhDs usually quite like what they do, like to talk about it, and expect to know many of the same people as someone else who has studied in the same area.
- justin66 10y ago> I think it is reasonable to say that people with PhDs do not look fondly on those who pretend they do I don't think you need to qualify it. I don't look kindly on this kind of fakery either, and I don't have a PhD.
- tomcam 10y agoOh... I missed the part about stealing credit. That is reprehensible.