>> "I was visiting with an ex-student who’s now the CFO of a large public tech company."
>> "(By coincidence, the CEO was an intern at one of my startups more than two decades ago.)"
Admittedly, this isn't adding to the discussion at hand. Just one amateur writer picking apart another's writing style, but...
Is it just me, or do those lines serve no purpose except to boost the author's own ego and sense of self-importance?
I feel like they don't serve the reader in taking away the lesson in the least. They really strike me as an attempt to remind the reader of the writer's own value and importance.
Later on in the story it's become apparent that the line that the CEO is touting is the exact same one that the author told him 20 years ago, so I'd say that part is pretty relevant :)
To me it sounded like the author had truly believed that advice at the startup stage but now in a large company he saw how those words rang hollow as the employees were no longer benefiting from the companies growth. He seemed embarrassed that his words were being used to justify adding 45 ×70 minutes of commute time to a team that wasn't getting early employee equity
I was skimming through the article when I read that line then I assumed the author might be someone important so started reading the rest of the article with more focus.
>> "(By coincidence, the CEO was an intern at one of my startups more than two decades ago.)"
Admittedly, this isn't adding to the discussion at hand. Just one amateur writer picking apart another's writing style, but...
Is it just me, or do those lines serve no purpose except to boost the author's own ego and sense of self-importance?
I feel like they don't serve the reader in taking away the lesson in the least. They really strike me as an attempt to remind the reader of the writer's own value and importance.
Maybe I'm being too cynical...