This is like Kissinger with Theranos, right? It's just a big name.
Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive
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Re: Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive
#22They’ve got to afford that huge house, staff, and personal security somehow. It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out. For his employer, Harry’s network and especially his ability to open doors is probably unrivalled by virtually anyone else in the world...
I'm not too familiar with the power of children of Monarchs. I can understand why rich and successful people want to meet other rich and successful people. Why do rich and successful non-Brits care about meeting Harry?
you kinda answered your own question. "rich and successful people want to meet other rich and successful people". Harry's network is likely to be near 100% rich and powerful people and others want a gateway.
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not too familiar with the power of children of Monarchs. I can understand why rich and successful people want to meet other rich and successful people. Why do rich and successful non-Brits care about meeting Harry?
you kinda answered your own question. "rich and successful people want to meet other rich and successful people". Harry's network is likely to be near 100% rich and powerful people and others want a gateway.
good point. my initial reaction to all this was like "but why?" but this is the reason. he brings his social network.
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#24Chief Impact Officer - WTF is that ???. We got a token useless guy here - he get's paid not because of his worth but he knows Oprah and has her number and the VC's will get to meet a real prince.
At that level connections is everything. His title us basically a chief smooth talker that knows important people.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because if there's anyone that understands the classic everyman's UK pub culture, it's Prince Harry.
Well, he was in the royal army.
It's the British Army, not the Royal Army, unlike the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, although its members do swear allegiance to the monarch. The Army's existence requires parliamentary consent, unlike the Navy and Air Force.
Re: Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive
#26Chief Impact Officer - WTF is that ???. We got a token useless guy here - he get's paid not because of his worth but he knows Oprah and has her number and the VC's will get to meet a real prince.
So he is not a useless guy then? Your comment itself is contradictory.
I think the distinction is his worth vs the worth of his happenstance connections.
It’s not like he built that Rolodex from his own accomplishments, hard worker, and providing value to others, he just got it by the luck of being born in the right family.
If the company could use his warm intros without throwing him a position, I wonder if they would.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, he was in the royal army.
It's the British Army, not the Royal Army, unlike the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, although its members do swear allegiance to the monarch. The Army's existence requires parliamentary consent, unlike the Navy and Air Force.
Was this a post-Restoration compromise? Funny how that parliament didn't try to also get consent over the navy.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's the British Army, not the Royal Army, unlike the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, although its members do swear allegiance to the monarch. The Army's existence requires parliamentary consent, unlike the Navy and Air Force.
Was this a post-Restoration compromise? Funny how that parliament didn't try to also get consent over the navy.
Something like that IIRC. Unlike the Army, the Royal Navy wasn't a threat to either the King or Parliament in the civil war.
Re: Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive
#29> The Duke of Sussex said he hoped to be able to “create impact in people’s lives” by working with BetterUp to provide “proactive coaching” for personal development, increased awareness and “an all-round better life”. Who better to pick than him, someone who got where he is thanks to personal development.
Surely we all have the potential to improve or have problems regardless of where we start in life. I don't think being a prince is a good qualification but I don't think it precludes anything either.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
So he is not a useless guy then? Your comment itself is contradictory.
I think the distinction is his worth vs the worth of his happenstance connections. It’s not like he built that Rolodex from his own accomplishments, hard worker, and providing value to others, he just got it by the luck of being born in the right family. If the company could use his warm intros without throwing him a position, I wonder if they would.
I don't feel that's a meaningfull distinction to make. You could ask the same question about anyone "if the company could get x from this person without throwing the person a position, would it?" of course the answer is no. If a company can get what they want from a person without hiring of course they would do it.