An intermediate stratum, above the ordinary scientist but below the ordinary CEO, is that of, say, partners at a non-big-name venture capital firm. The way the

An intermediate stratum, above the ordinary scientist but below the ordinary CEO, is that of, say, partners at a non-big-name venture capital firm. The way their aura feels to me, is that they can hold up one end of an interesting conversation, but they don't sound very original, and they don't sparkle with extra life force. Unadulterated pap. No, seriously..."strata"..."aura"..."feels"..."interesting conversation"..."life force". It's like Oprah trying to differentiate the class system within modern business.