Maybe at an early stage startup. Nobody takes such people seriously unless that startup later has a successful exit. And by successful I mean a big exit. Like

Maybe at an early stage startup. Nobody takes such people seriously unless that startup later has a successful exit. And by successful I mean a big exit. Like IPO or high 9 figure or bigger acquisition. Imagine working somewhere and then walking away with peanuts and calling yourself a “director”. Of what? You got played lmfao.