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I hate to say this, but this isn't saying, "HOW you deliver your idea" is being judged. YOU are being judged. As in... how prestigious your school and prior w
by a5seo 15y ago
I hate to say this, but this isn't saying, "HOW you deliver your idea" is being judged. YOU are being judged.
As in... how prestigious your school and prior work was; how you speak and what it says about your intelligence; what social class you're in based on clothes, grooming, material possessions, where you vacation, who your friends are; how you look; how you speak.
I absolutely detest this idea because I feel like it lets too many inferior ideas dressed in the right packaging get investment and get built (see Startup.com documentary for a prime example of this), depriving the world of better solutions.
But the more I'm around the world of investors, entrepreneurs, and B2B buyers, the more I realize it's reality and it's not going away, so you're best bet is to adapt to it without selling your soul.
- mmatants 15y agoDevil's advocate: there are some conclusions to be made from someone's level of personal grooming, etc. Grooming = sign of mindfulness. If you're willing to make that - token, mind you - investment, folks get a message that you are interested in others' opinion, and that your wonderful solution was built with someone's specific problem in mind. The general underlying point is that there is a deluge of ideas, features and suggestions, and folks put up filters like the above to sort them out. The unfortunate flipside is that some filters are more arbitrary - like the prestigious school prejudice.