I think this joking, but remember this anyways:<p>No one gives a damn about "I, I, I, me, me, me..."<p>"I did xyz... and I want xyz... and for me, I want... and I do... and I'm..."<p>People want, "...for you, can be done... value to you... profit to you... minimal risk to you... incentive-based, so you only pay me as work is delivered..."<p>People are persuaded by appealing to their own interests. If you give an I/me centric story to persuade a savvy business person to do something, you're instantly getting written off 90%+ of the time. If you can show someone that you can do amazing things for them, they'll choose you and you profit.
This is pretty funny because I am in a similar situation, and have been wondering how the hell I am going to explain the last two years of my life. Could anyone in HR really understand what it is like to start a company?
This was extremely fun to read. I love it. It helps people to understand that working for a startup probably won't bring you riches, but it will make you a better person.
Congratulations to raffi for launching. I enjoyed this piece, and it would serve its stated purpose very well I believe.<p>An impressive feat by an impressive individual, it seems. Wish you all the best!
Is the author here referring to himself as <i>his</i> boss in third-person? The last paragraph somewhat implicitly states it but isn't 100% clear. . .no one else I asked so I felt I obligated to ask it.
Nice idea--but too long: who would read past the first winning sentences? Consider the potential employer may have dozens or hundreds of resumes to read.