[MicahWedemeyer]

I wonder how many of these speeches are motivated by salesmanship? Like, Do it because you've got a decent idea and you kinda think it might work and maybe you'll make a little bit of money just doesn't have the same ring to it as Go change the world, kid!

So, in order to get invited (or invited back) to speak in front of 100s of people and plug your product/company, you change your speech (and backstory) until it fits the mantra-du-jour. 3 years ago, the speech would be "Fail Fast". A year ago, it would be "Learn to Pivot". Today, it's "Change the World!"

As others have mentioned here, Evernote is not really an earth-shattering, universe-changing product. That's perfectly OK in my book, but own up to that fact. It's tiresome to hear people rewrite history and their own motivations just to sell themselves.