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I'm not saying this to be negative, necessarily, but something struck me in this essay, so I grep'd it. There are 47 instances of "I", by my count.

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prawn 12y ago
So, are you saying it to be negative, unnecessarily?
- 001sky 12y ago
  Yep its stereotype / baiting but always possible an ounce of truth[1]. the worst mistakes to make are ones that let other people typecast you. so maybe its semi-constructive. eg, how many instances of "team"? cmd+f=(team)=1 _______________ Here’s my story: I left my role at Facebook 2 years ago to build women.com. With wide eyes and beginners confidence, I struck out on my own. I crafted my vision, wore a hoodie, and tried to raise a seed round on a dream and a deck. After 3 months of fund raising, I received term sheets (pre-product and pre-tech <>team<>), but success was fleeting. My partner and I hit the skids, split up, and ended our partnership. However, this was my dream and a couple of speed bumps weren’t going to crush it. I decided to bootstrap and get a working MVP into the hands of users. -------------------------- Although this contextual snippet may also explain a bit more regarding both observations. The word 'team' only appears within a parenthetical--and even then only within a vignette of previuous failure. perhaps, even if nothing but for PR purposes, this type of presentation may be improved by being more even handed going forward?. This just seems like a leadership coaching pont. If she were in another similar/leadership role (non CEO) it would still be relevant. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/08/27/are-modern-parents-self-absorbed http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/08/27/are-modern-p...
fchollet 12y ago
It should be expected from this kind of personal blog post to be about one's own story, rather than ideas or outward advice. I see nothing particularly negative with that. There are 48 instances of "I", 19 of "my", and 6 of "me". So on average 90% of sentences have one instance.
- was_hellbanned 12y ago
  I see nothing particularly negative with that. I found it distracting and it struck me as lazy writing. Apparently, though, you can't criticize writing style on HN submissions.
jacquesm 12y ago
>I'm not saying this to be negative, necessarily, but something struck me in this essay, so I grep'd it. There are 47 instances of "I", by my count. You already have 2 instances of 'I' in a single sentence (not counting the one in quotes). So on average you're ahead of her already.
- was_hellbanned 12y ago
  Why acknowledge sample size when snark is on the line?

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prawn 12y ago

So, are you saying it to be negative, unnecessarily?

001sky 12y ago
Yep its stereotype / baiting but always possible an ounce of truth[1]. the worst mistakes to make are ones that let other people typecast you. so maybe its semi-constructive. eg, how many instances of "team"? cmd+f=(team)=1 _______________ Here’s my story: I left my role at Facebook 2 years ago to build women.com. With wide eyes and beginners confidence, I struck out on my own. I crafted my vision, wore a hoodie, and tried to raise a seed round on a dream and a deck. After 3 months of fund raising, I received term sheets (pre-product and pre-tech <>team<>), but success was fleeting. My partner and I hit the skids, split up, and ended our partnership. However, this was my dream and a couple of speed bumps weren’t going to crush it. I decided to bootstrap and get a working MVP into the hands of users. -------------------------- Although this contextual snippet may also explain a bit more regarding both observations. The word 'team' only appears within a parenthetical--and even then only within a vignette of previuous failure. perhaps, even if nothing but for PR purposes, this type of presentation may be improved by being more even handed going forward?. This just seems like a leadership coaching pont. If she were in another similar/leadership role (non CEO) it would still be relevant. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/08/27/are-modern-parents-self-absorbed http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/08/27/are-modern-p...

fchollet 12y ago

It should be expected from this kind of personal blog post to be about one's own story, rather than ideas or outward advice. I see nothing particularly negative with that. There are 48 instances of "I", 19 of "my", and 6 of "me". So on average 90% of sentences have one instance.

was_hellbanned 12y ago
I see nothing particularly negative with that. I found it distracting and it struck me as lazy writing. Apparently, though, you can't criticize writing style on HN submissions.

jacquesm 12y ago

>I'm not saying this to be negative, necessarily, but something struck me in this essay, so I grep'd it. There are 47 instances of "I", by my count. You already have 2 instances of 'I' in a single sentence (not counting the one in quotes). So on average you're ahead of her already.

was_hellbanned 12y ago
Why acknowledge sample size when snark is on the line?