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"Plenty of vaguely inspirational messages" I totally agree, but this a much bigger trend with job postings around the start-up ecosystem. Sorry guys, but nobody
by RapperWhoMadeIt 5y ago
"Plenty of vaguely inspirational messages" I totally agree, but this a much bigger trend with job postings around the start-up ecosystem. Sorry guys, but nobody (or the majority of people) is really "on a mission to democratize X", or "to great the best customer experience in ..." It's really not exciting at all, because when you finally cut through the crap that is trying to sell you a "mission", the ultimate goal is to bring tons of profit to the VCs and founders of the given start-up. So, just don't lie to me on my face, in fact, I much rather respect the guys being completely honest "we created this company to get stinky rich, there's no mission behind it, nobody could really love to spend their entire day comparing insurance plans (for example)".
- DarkWiiPlayer 5y agoOr better yet, "We're here to make money first, and if we can make the world better in the process, then that's even better". I'm sure this mindset is what most of the "missions" come down to anyway, if at all.
- simonjgreen 5y agoIt can be the other way round. It's been interesting watching Ecologi grow exactly this way. They want to plant trees and do what they can to right the world, and the best path they see to do that is to make use of VC to get there.
- rapnie 5y agoAnd OpenCollective who sought and found the 'least predatory' form of VC and are now looking into an "Exit to Community" [0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29239910 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29239910
- jackcosgrove 5y ago"Mission" is a euphemism for a non-monetary reward. There are lots of these in many businesses. Which is fine until mission becomes an excuse to keep down wages, and expressing belief in the mission becomes a piece of flair. The latter situation is rampant in the so-called helping professions.