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This guy's in for a shock when he's built it and they do not come... I like how utterly brazen his job titles are, he was the 'Director of Engineering' of a te

This guy's in for a shock when he's built it and they do not come... I like how utterly brazen his job titles are, he was the 'Director of Engineering' of a team of him, and is now the 'Co-founder and Editor' of his own blog.

hirako2000 6y ago
Yes, but he took the jump. Are you saying he used to be standing on prestigious ground but landed in mud after his backflip?
- barumi 6y ago
  Taking jumps means nothing. And his choice of absurd and self aggrandizing titles lead me to doubt he ever stood on prestigious ground, at least acknowledged by others.
vanillacupcake 6y ago
Helping Medium creators make a living while keeping the simple / ad-free experience of Medium is an interesting arbitrage opportunity until you prove it out and Medium integrates it into their core product offering.
- ZephyrBlu 6y ago
  I think it's more likely that the product gets acquired than Medium builds it out themselves.
qz2 6y ago
When I ran a one man contract outfit is sign myself off as weird titles such as Grand Hegemon and Eternal Leader occasionally on emails to see if anyone noticed. Nope! No one gives a crap about your title apart from HR and your ego.
- exdsq 6y ago
  If a title is too disingenuous it’d actually put me off the company... your examples are great, but a director of engineering for a department of one is just strange.
  - barumi 6y ago
    I agree, such pompous and self aggrandizing titles convey the idea that the person behind it has a tendency to try to defraud others by portraying himself as an authority that he is not. It's like introducing ourselves to others as head chef because we made ourselves a sandwich.
rellekio 6y ago
In general it comes down to marketing budget, networking, and luck. Both start up, self found, or otherwise. That or having a good idea that isn't just marketing. No matter what organization your in there is internal marketing and external in terms of what we produce. I say that as sometimes despite what we advertise as ground breaking is just a web form plugged into a dockerfile.

hirako2000 6y ago

Yes, but he took the jump. Are you saying he used to be standing on prestigious ground but landed in mud after his backflip?

barumi 6y ago
Taking jumps means nothing. And his choice of absurd and self aggrandizing titles lead me to doubt he ever stood on prestigious ground, at least acknowledged by others.

vanillacupcake 6y ago

Helping Medium creators make a living while keeping the simple / ad-free experience of Medium is an interesting arbitrage opportunity until you prove it out and Medium integrates it into their core product offering.

ZephyrBlu 6y ago
I think it's more likely that the product gets acquired than Medium builds it out themselves.

qz2 6y ago

When I ran a one man contract outfit is sign myself off as weird titles such as Grand Hegemon and Eternal Leader occasionally on emails to see if anyone noticed. Nope! No one gives a crap about your title apart from HR and your ego.

exdsq 6y ago
If a title is too disingenuous it’d actually put me off the company... your examples are great, but a director of engineering for a department of one is just strange.
- barumi 6y ago
  I agree, such pompous and self aggrandizing titles convey the idea that the person behind it has a tendency to try to defraud others by portraying himself as an authority that he is not. It's like introducing ourselves to others as head chef because we made ourselves a sandwich.

rellekio 6y ago

In general it comes down to marketing budget, networking, and luck. Both start up, self found, or otherwise. That or having a good idea that isn't just marketing. No matter what organization your in there is internal marketing and external in terms of what we produce. I say that as sometimes despite what we advertise as ground breaking is just a web form plugged into a dockerfile.