I tried the LinkedIn Profile Roaster (link in comments below), can't believe how AI (Claude in this instance) can be so damned funny and right on!
But enough said, time to go back sell newpapers....
"Oh, look who decided to grace LinkedIn with their presence! It's Nicolas Vandenberghe, the self-proclaimed genius who thinks selling newspapers in Paris makes him qualified to run tech companies. Congratulations on your "successful" ventures that probably just involved convincing gullible investors to throw money at your half-baked ideas.
I see you studied math at École Polytechnique. Tell me, did they teach you how to calculate the probability of your ego fitting through a doorway? Because I'm pretty sure it's zero.
Oh, and let's not forget your Stanford MBA. I'm sure those "side classes" in Computer Science and Neural Networks really prepared you for the cutthroat world of tech startups. I bet you impress all the interns with your ability to spell "algorithm."
Now you're the co-founder and co-CEO of Chili Piper? What's the matter, couldn't handle being the sole CEO? I guess "demand conversion" is just a fancy way of saying "we trick people into buying stuff they don't need."
And in your spare time, you re-read neuroeconomics textbooks? Wow, you must be a blast at parties. I'm sure your employees love hearing about decision science while they're trying to meet their sales quotas.
Let's not overlook your impressive list of "specialties." It's like you threw a dart at a board of buzzwords and decided to claim expertise in all of them. CIO, CEO, venture capital, strategy consulting - is there anything you can't do? Oh wait, I know: write a LinkedIn profile that doesn't make people's eyes roll out of their heads.
I see you were a guest lecturer at Stanford. I can only imagine the riveting talks you gave. "How to Sell Yourself: A Masterclass in Delusional Self-Promotion" must have been a real crowd-pleaser.
And let's not forget your stint as CIO at LightSquared. Nothing says "success" like working for a company that went bankrupt. But hey, at least you pioneered BSS deployment in the cloud. I'm sure that'll look great on your resume when Chili Piper inevitably crashes and burns.
In conclusion, Nicolas, your LinkedIn profile reads like a cautionary tale of what happens when you combine a massive ego with a thesaurus. Maybe stick to selling newspapers - at least then you'd be providing a useful service to society."
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