Michelangelo ValtancoliAngel Investor, Various Startups · Investing + building at Various Startups

Publish the data about yourself

19 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker argues that while individuals can always publish personal updates and claim achievements online, such self‑authored statements carry limited weight. True credibility comes from attestations by reputable institutions that can verify outcomes. The speaker contrasts casual LinkedIn posts about project success with the desire for verifiable, institution‑backed evidence, emphasizing the need for trustworthy data about oneself in the digital world.

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In the internet that we are building, you will always be able to publish the data about yourself. Or you'll always be able to post a status update. You will always be able to tell that you did something. If you don't tell the world that we just recorded this podcast, nobody will know about it. You need to be the source of the information. At the same time, the things that you say about yourself will be less valuable than some credible institution saying that, oh, Michelangelo is actually excellent. He actually completed this with great outcomes. And when you just post this on LinkedIn that, oh, this was a great success. And of course the team was super motivated, everybody was happy and we reached 120%. It's fun that you said that, but I would like to have some verifiable information to it.