It is, but not for the reasons you stated. Sounds more like a culture clash of European vs American styles. There are a lot of dumb founders sure, but founders

It is, but not for the reasons you stated. Sounds more like a culture clash of European vs American styles. There are a lot of dumb founders sure, but founders are forced to put on a veneer of overconfidence whether they genuinely feel that way or not. The true bullshitters tend to be the ones with power, ie VCs, bigco execs or even random employees that were in the right place at the right time, etc. Those are the ones that really exhibit the BS traits you refer to.