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I know of people who have paid to get on that list. That cheapened it for me, and made me see it for what it was... What was more alarming was that it wasn't e

by osrec 5y ago

I know of people who have paid to get on that list. That cheapened it for me, and made me see it for what it was... What was more alarming was that it wasn't even that much money (around 5k USD, I believe).

kilroy123 5y ago
So how do you do it?
- bsilvereagle 5y ago
  I can’t make any claims to the accuracy of this piece, but found it an interesting read after a colleague of mine was on the list: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-forbes-30-under-honest-thorough-guide-christina-qi-caia/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-forbes-30-under-hones...
- asadlionpk 5y ago
  Hire a PR firm to do it for you.
notfromhere 5y ago
So many of the people there haven’t really done much either. It’s hard to do anything meaningful career-wise before 30.
- osrec 5y ago
  Haha, indeed. Many times they've just started a company, and that's it. No proper customers, no real revenue. Just a random, unproven lofty idea and a "brand". Very Theranos like, and similarly doomed to fail.
- skrtskrt 5y ago
  I personally know people who have made it that just work in a some midlevel (but publicly visible) role at a big tech unicorn, the company just got them placed there as part of their general PR strategy
  - notfromhere 5y ago
    I've seen that too. The most egregious is when it's someone at a financial institution where the titles are pretty inflated. Being an AVP at Bank of America is not really a flex worthwhile of a 30 under 30 placement.
cjbgkagh 5y ago
$5K USD for a chance, I think it's probably closer to $50K for a sure thing, I know a number of people who made the list. Sometimes it comes as part of a VC investment package and is considered part of the marketing spend. Other times it's through (very) personal connections with powerful people. It's not too hard to find out who those powerful people are you just have to do a bit of hustling.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > it's probably closer to $50K for a sure thing Depends on the list. They print lists like they print names on them. Top 40 under 40 Southeast Asian fintech sales and stuff.
  - cjbgkagh 5y ago
    Good point, my info is from the 30 under 30 back in 2013/2014 timeframe before the world split. I know someone who had $100K spent on her but that was a part of a bundle that included a glowing OZY write up and a bunch of other services.

by osrec 5y ago

kilroy123 5y ago

So how do you do it?

bsilvereagle 5y ago
I can’t make any claims to the accuracy of this piece, but found it an interesting read after a colleague of mine was on the list: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-forbes-30-under-honest-thorough-guide-christina-qi-caia/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-get-forbes-30-under-hones...
asadlionpk 5y ago
Hire a PR firm to do it for you.

notfromhere 5y ago

So many of the people there haven’t really done much either. It’s hard to do anything meaningful career-wise before 30.

osrec 5y ago
Haha, indeed. Many times they've just started a company, and that's it. No proper customers, no real revenue. Just a random, unproven lofty idea and a "brand". Very Theranos like, and similarly doomed to fail.
skrtskrt 5y ago
I personally know people who have made it that just work in a some midlevel (but publicly visible) role at a big tech unicorn, the company just got them placed there as part of their general PR strategy
- notfromhere 5y ago
  I've seen that too. The most egregious is when it's someone at a financial institution where the titles are pretty inflated. Being an AVP at Bank of America is not really a flex worthwhile of a 30 under 30 placement.

cjbgkagh 5y ago

$5K USD for a chance, I think it's probably closer to $50K for a sure thing, I know a number of people who made the list. Sometimes it comes as part of a VC investment package and is considered part of the marketing spend. Other times it's through (very) personal connections with powerful people. It's not too hard to find out who those powerful people are you just have to do a bit of hustling.

JumpCrisscross 5y ago
> it's probably closer to $50K for a sure thing Depends on the list. They print lists like they print names on them. Top 40 under 40 Southeast Asian fintech sales and stuff.
- cjbgkagh 5y ago
  Good point, my info is from the 30 under 30 back in 2013/2014 timeframe before the world split. I know someone who had $100K spent on her but that was a part of a bundle that included a glowing OZY write up and a bunch of other services.