[JohnLamb]

To those calling this "JUVENILE":

Is it widely considered mature to leave a fortune 500 to start up a company with some friends??? Perhaps some of you have forgotten what this field is all about. Off the beaten path. I hate that the start up community is now being diluted by these gold rush khaki wearing know it alls that I knew back in the acct department...

Lastly, and this goes for anyone or anything you're being critical of. Please state your accomplishments/accolades prior to your negative spiels so as to save us time.

[kough]

> Lastly, and this goes for anyone or anything you're being critical of. Please state your accomplishments/accolades prior to your negative spiels so as to save us time.

You think it's better to judge ideas by the mouths from which they come than their actual content? This seems like the wrong attitude.

[6stringmerc]

Okay, sure, I'll bite because I genuinely think it's juvenile. First, I actually read through the posting and it was essentially "Hey I've been playing with this new toy and through it I think we can give away money" and...that's kind of it. For me, it doesn't resonate like a thought-out, well considered pathway or process.

And, because you apparently think it matters, I'll go ahead and state my accomplishments and accolades just to show that I'm not some homeless posting from the library charity case.

Gainfully employed for 15+ years

Several Academic Scholarships

Two University Degrees

2 Full Music Albums

10+ EPs

Certified in a foreign language

Published author

Freelancer in several fields

Accomplished B2B Project Manager in Mid to Fortune 500 companies

Accomplished in Finance, Healthcare, and Risk Management fields

...and I know that it's poor form to end a sentence in a preposition, so if I'm going to be critical of something, then I'm going to think it through, be reasonable, and use appropriate language to convey it. So, when I think the Snapchat idea is juvenile, I mean it. Your criticism is pretty much founded in trying to keep things juvenile, so, like I said earlier, have fun with that.