Venture Capital: Unicorns, Buzzwords, and Other LinkedIn Delusions
🦄 Hard to believe that it's only been a couple of months since I started the Included VC Global Venture Capital Fellowship — feels like I've experienced more in these weeks than I have the entire… | Richard Ferreira | 89 comments
Verdict
"Bringing this change — multi-generational, attritional change — is a must" is a sentence that attempts to wrap itself in the robe of profundity but ends up sounding like a motivational poster left out in the rain. Meanwhile, Ferreira's reliance on an "international consortium of venture capital partners and sponsors" reads more like a desperate attempt to sprinkle credibility over his personal brand than any actual achievement. This external validation fest may as well come with its own LinkedIn badge. And let us not overlook the signature flourish: "culture of excellence" and "paying it forward," trusty old clichés that have graced every cubicle wall since time immemorial. These platitudes serve only as echoes from the great expanse of corporate drivel. This isn't thought leadership; it's midwit theatre.
The post opens with 'Hard to believe that it's only been a couple of months' while effectively showcasing personal experiences.
The author references an array of sponsors and partners, leaning heavily on external validation.
'Bringing this change — multi-generational, attritional change — is a must' lacks concrete action or insight.
There’s an emphasis on diversity while the post itself reads as a standard promotional piece.
'Just being in their presence makes me realize what brave new world we could bring about' veers towards self-promotion.
'Culture of excellence' and 'paying it forward' are predictable buzzwords throughout the text.