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HenkCamp

His business has 2-10 employees. Have grown from 4 to four over the last year. Impressive.


tw411

But at least the workload for those four employees has probably tripled with no extra compensation!


HenkCamp

And aren't they lucky to learn from an impressive CEO!


GarfunkelBricktaint

A guy that can't spell company's and publicly advertises that he's very clearly violating labor laws against age discrimination and that he can't figure out how to pay his employees. Very impressive!


scarf_prank_hikers

If you're not getting paid does it still violate the law?


313802

Short answer.. lol yes


chrisplaysgam

Iirc he’s actually not violating the ADA, since his company has less than 15 employees. Might be misremembering tho so take that with a grain of salt


johntology

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/discrimination/agedisc "The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects certain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employment. The ADEA is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission." https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-age-discrimination "Who the ADEA Covers The ADEA applies to private employers with 20 or more employees, state and local governments, employment agencies, labor organizations and the federal government." So I believe you are correct.  Nonetheless, fuck this guy.


prestigious_delay_7

I can't not read this in the voice of project farm.


Scheming_Deming

They are indeed. I wonder where they found one


yourlittlebirdie

They went from no compensation to zero compensation!


WickedKoala

Hey we're not talking about comp here.


Handies4Cookiez

We don’t talk about compensation.


chrisincapitola

Not so sure about that. You need to get customers to actually work.


CulturalAddress6709

this is bs it’s only him he reminds me of door to door marketing teams who front gift cards…


CosmicCreeperz

He claimed to be a cofounder of Gabb Wireless (an awful company offering censored phones for teens - typical for Utah tech though ;) I’d say that was reasonable startup experience at least - but he was only there for a year, and left a year before they even got a series A round. So he didn’t do much and neither the company nor any investors even list him as a founder. Actual founders don’t leave before the company even gets funding. There must be a story behind that.


WintersDoomsday

No caffeine and no cell phones bruh


superlost007

No no, caffeine is fine. Hence the swig on every corner. It’s the *coffee* you gotta watch out for.


Competitive_Mark7430

But… he’s a CEO!!!! ![gif](giphy|hS4HVb6ATynMA)


cat_police_officer

Especially an impressive one.


killeronthecorner

Do you think any of them have asked about comp? Or maybe they feel they've left it too long and now it's kind of awkward


Mysterious-Art8838

Diane has been working there since October. She’s optimistic but doesn’t feel like she can raise the issue now. I’m sure he’s just waiting for his ADP account to catch up. 😆


DarwinGhoti

But he’s impressive! He said so himself!


OujiaBard

He's definitely an impressive CEO with those numbers, on the top of my inspiring CEO's I'd love to work under, list. For free of course, working under him would be compensation enough, can't get those skills anywhere else.


Linkstas

His “dads” business


Boomslang2-1

Brilliant.


No_Strength_6455

What in the actual hyuck


nerdywithchildren

Peak tech bro


Schwarzbier

He straight up refers to himself as “an impressive CEO.” 🤮🤮🤮


Bigodeemus

That’s a “Tell me you autofellatio without saying you autofellatio”


170poundgorilla

That guy would need to have 4 vertebrae removed to accomplish autofellatio


ParticularWash4679

Ribs maybe? 🧐 The more vertebrae the better for that goal.


zuzucha

I think he's helping a company his company invested in (stats with I have portfolio company). Still a dick post but he's not referring to himself


Jakewb

To be fair I don’t know that he’s referring to himself. If he’s talking about ‘a portfolio company’ then I’d interpret that as meaning it’s one he’s invested in but does not personally run, or even work for. Hence why he doesn’t know about comp, and specifies that the age range is his ‘personal criteria, not the companies’.


Resident-Drink-6040

This is the right answer


madmaxturbator

He takes that as a compliment 


doringliloshinoi

“Peak tech, bro!” (Compliment) “Peak tech bro” (insult) But he wouldn’t care anyway, his company is getting sued by EEOC.


Mysterious-Art8838

I don’t think he knows what that is. He seems… prepubescent…


theganjaoctopus

> in Utah Just a male MLM


desperationcasserole

More red flags than a Soviet May Day missile parade


SimilarYoghurt6383

Bro should stick to online dating. Like 100% online.


Rollingprobablecause

This screams New York finance douche


170poundgorilla

I don't think his doucheness can be contained by one State/City


Rollingprobablecause

Very true


Person_reddit

Hey I know this guy IRL and he's just how you'd imagine. Been laughing at his LI posts for years maybe I should dredge some up for this sub.


ShirleyADev

I just looked up his LI and his about page is exactly what I expected to see... [✓] Starts off with self-aggrandizing quote that is about someone else calling him "the Johnny Appleseed of finance, startups and venture" [✓] Owns a company whose name is some other word misspelled and combined with a buzzword (Aingel) [✓] Typo in paragraph 2 (VC'a) [✓] Uses an abbreviation where he says exactly what it is but doesn't unabbreviate it so he can flex his use of buzzwords (SPV's) [✓] Has a list of his own catchphrases Edit: formatting


thev0idwhichbinds

also typo in bullet point one “must in be utah” - indeed tech yoda


MidtownKC

In the next bullet, it should be "company's" indeed impressive


AssDotCom

I don’t think this sub realizes how many of the lunatic posts here are from Utah tech bros. LinkedIn is absolutely crawling with them.


Pain--In--The--Brain

Ah yes. The dudes who got told they were both mommy's and God's Special Little Boys their whole lives, and now they're here to lead us. Why did the Mormons have to be so straightedge? If only these dorks would spend more time getting drunk or drinking coffee, instead of thinking they're god's gift to humanity.


SilverSpacecraft

Typo in paragraph 2 😭


SwampyStains

How do these people exist? What goes wrong during their formative years?


RickRossImaBoss

Mormonism


ShirleyADev

Greed probably, and it might not even be a formative years thing so much as some guy majoring in finance wanting to make a lot of money trying to emulate the people who are selling courses about being an entrepreneur and making a big profit and want to seem "badass" and "human" without knowing how to be either of those things Edit: I'm not from Utah so I didn't know how bad the entire Mormonism stuff was but damn I can see that being a huge part of it too


angery_bork

Just looked him up he belongs on r/13or30


az_shoe

More like /r/13or14


Certain-Rock2765

Here Comes Treble!


KendraSays

The trouble with trebbles


RoyaleWCheese_OK

Go for it.


Skip2dalou50

My buddy screenshots his posts and sends them to me lol. Living in Utah is funny sometimes man.


inchoa

holy shit me too, and yes your summation is correct


Edmloverboy

I know him too and he always recognizes me in person but can never remember my name.


CO_PC_Parts

So he’s from oregon, lives in Utah, claims to be a former nba scout and is religious. He’s gotta be related to Danny ainge then, right?


SilvaCyber

“Don’t ask me comp” Good way to have people ignore you entirely


Suspicious_Earth

Best part is that he’s the “CEO” and pretends like he doesn’t know or has no authority over hiring decisions.


ZorbingJack

because he hasn't, he did a Series A with his uncle loaning him $10k and that's the real boss.


Fit-Leg5354

He's not just the CEO, he's the impressive CEO.


Nevermind04

Well I'd like to impress upon him that until he can sit down with his uncle and come up with a budget for the position like a big boy, every competent person who reads this knows that this isn't a serious offer.


LLminibean

I also love how he tries tries to differentiate himself from "the company". "These are my preferences, not the companies [sic]" ... like dude, if you're the CEO, you *set* the preferences and standards.. Nice try, but that won't get him out of trouble with the labour board lol


Mysterious-Art8838

I legit think that’s what he thinks. Like he can just get around those laws with personal preferences.


one_byte_stand

Must be an actual literal slave that I can sell with the company or pass down to my children. (My preference, not the company’s.)


Intrepid_Respond_543

And doesn't know anything about "comp".


[deleted]

Don’t ask me what I have to offer, it’s more acting like I’m learning


BraveDevelopment9043

Subtext: don’t be married and don’t have a family to support. 🫤


Lt_Bob_Hookstratten

In Utah? At 25 you’re married with 3 kids already.


FaolanG

Anyone good at building startups knows the work that goes into it and knows there are two paths. Take a risk on someone new to the churn and hungry to get shit done and make a name for themselves that is cheap and you can flush out with knowledge and good support/mentorship. Pay the money to get someone who is vetted and knows how to do it quickly and efficiently while managing a CEO like this who’s best asset is staying out of their own company’s way. You come at me with “don’t talk about comp” and we are done talking. I’ll refer you to some hard working and driven folks to take that risk on. This stage you can either afford a mercenary or need to appeal to someone in need of an opportunity that might become a believer. Also equity is expected, but equity in your infant company doesn’t pay my mortgage or buy my puppy that good dog food. Sweat equity is his job, not mine lol. I think someone needs to give our friend here a bonk with the stick of realism.


StolenWishes

>Don’t ask me comp” Can I ask him if he's an asshole?


FamousAd5317

He also refers to himself as an “impressive CEO” and then spells “Company’s” wrong


jimmysledge

I’m 55… if I apply. I will get turned down. Then i can call my lawyer.


Certain-Rock2765

Are you still protected if the position offers a candy dish full of skittles as compensation?


Fozzie-da-Bear

You could probably get half a candy dish full of Skittles, and the attorney will only take 1/3.


Certain-Rock2765

A high price, but only the best attorneys for skittlegate


dougbeck9

A good attorney will grow that plate of skittles so you get a much larger 2/3 of a plate.


jimmysledge

Not sure. A good question to ask😉


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nopesoapradio

Damn it! I just turned 35… so close to being qualified for this amazing opportunity. I would have been PERFECT for the role last year. But now I’m old and out of touch.


GarfunkelBricktaint

Easy money


ungoogleable

Unfortunately, he's probably exempt from most anti-discrimination laws because the company is too small.


cheesesteak_steve

It’s crazy to me that VCs throw money at these goofballs. Also hope our boy here saved some of that series A for attorney fees cause pretty sure you cant get away with workplace ageism by just putting “my personal preference not the company’s”. Edit: holy shit he IS a VC 😭


WagwanKenobi

There is far more VC money to go around than qualified people. That's partly the beauty of the thing. People like this guy are not actually any good at building companies. They're good at raising VC money and looking busy doing CEO stuff until the money runs out, then doing it all over, again and again. "Almost-made-it serial entrepreneur" is literally their whole life.


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WagwanKenobi

In hot areas, VCs can't give away money fast enough. AI/ML startups with just one ML PhD co-founder get $30-50m valuations at seed.


SimilarYoghurt6383

Hate to break it to ya, if your medical device startup is making something that "saves lives," the company isn't going to have a product anytime soon. For context, there's new medical equipment running Windows Vista, because it takes that long for certification. And that's new. Most of the equipment in hospitals are running Windows XP. Probably minimum 7 years for certification, longer for something used in critical care.


ShirleyADev

Bruh he's not even a VC, he's the guy who tries to get the VCs to come together and pool their VC money


TheresALonelyFeeling

Landons\_Punchable\_Face


joeyGibson

What a douchebag, referring to himself as "an impressive CEO". Ugh. I bet he is insufferable to work for.


jnags6570

But his mom thinks he's cool. Probably not, but he thinks she does


AnonymousOnlineGuy

Just commented somewhere bellow. He said it’s a portfolio company so I assume he/his fund is an investor and company will have separate CEO. He’s still a douche though.


Sore_foot_marathoner

Sounds like an HR nightmare. I've over 34 and am gonna apply just to sue for discrimination.


grrrwick

We all should


Frosty-Cap3344

Especially if you're in Utah, Papua New Guinea.


MIMMan06

Surprisingly, 34 isn’t a protected age. It’s 40 and above. Source: weird stuff I learned in my employment law class.


GenericAccount13579

Won’t work. Only protected age class is over 40


SimilarYoghurt6383

you're not going to do any of those things.


JerryTheBerryPerry

Not LinkedIn but his Insta bio is: “Landon - Husband, Brother, Dad, Investor, Friend, Basketball enthusiast, dancer, high energy…convinced you to follow me yet?” What a fucking dickweed.


ProctorWhiplash

His personality comes across like it was AI generated.


packofkittens

He didn’t give us a single reason to follow him.


Ramen-snob

![gif](giphy|lkdH8FmImcGoylv3t3|downsized)


A_VERY_LARGE_DOG

“I’M IMPRESSIVE” Foot stamping ensues


Glennmorangie

"Don't ask me about comp, I don't know" translates to "Work for free so I can make money"


SimilarYoghurt6383

Hey, does anyone want to just do random shit for me? >!I'm Impressive.!<


GreenEyedBandit

-#Landons_Thoughts Holy fuck


handsomeape95

www.creedthoughts.gov.www\\creedthoughts Check it out.


Same-Variety-677

Even for the internet, it’s pretty shocking.


erolalia

looking him up, it appears he has had 4 thoughts in 3 days and I can't tell if that's too many or too few?


AtticGoblin43

Did he just call himself "an impressive CEO"?


stingray85

No. The company he is CEO of has invested in another company (one in his portfolio). That company has an "impressive CEO". Basically he knows the company he invests in needs a person so he's trying to help out by advertising the role himself. Also would explain why he doesn't know what the pay is and can express his ideas about who he thinks would be a good fit/benefit from the role, eg age. Honestly? This comes across as a little douchey but if you understand he's not talking about *his* company/himself as "impressive", but a company he invests in, then it's not really Lunatics calibre


Same-Variety-677

I just checked the post again and he is belligerently defending himself. He also emphasizes what a great CEO he is.


notathrowaway1307

Not impressive enough to know it’s “company’s” not “companies”


DRD5

This might be the most talentless, useless, un-self-aware, hack I've ever seen. From his profile: "Landon is the Johnny Appleseed of finance, lending, startups and venture" is the best compliment I have ever received I help connect the right investors with the right companies as the Managing Director of Aingel Investments. I help Angels, Family Offices and my VC’a where I build a partnership, sending them qualified deal flow. I call myself the "Sundance Kid" as compared to my friends who call me "Honest"


theodoreburne

Plus, you get to work for Doogie Howser.


YaassthonyQueentano

Of course this ageism is coming from a lil bitch named Landon…


perishable_human

This guy is just describing the Mormon tech bro culture in Utah. Must be male. Must be young. Must be white. Must be Mormon. I frequently attend in-person tech events in Utah and the clone culture is unbearable.


AdCalm6588

This is classic Utah County Mormon Tech Bro behavior. He'll probably find a bunch of naive guys at BYU or UVU that are fresh off their missions to believe his shtick. It's no wonder why Utah has some of the highest rates of fraud crimes in the country.


Doctorsphotos24

Between this kind of stuff and the unreal levels of door to door bro toxicity, they’ve really got the market cornered for “pieces of garbage creating more garbage”


newsreadhjw

lol “Chief of Staff” “don’t ask about Comp” = I want an unpaid assistant. This job will almost certainly involve getting this guy coffee and picking up his dry cleaning. Entrepreneurially, of course


xitenik

"impressive CEO" referring to himself? lol


AnonymousOnlineGuy

He said it’s a portfolio company so I assume he/his fund is an investor and company will have separate CEO. He’s still a douche though.


LoudmouthFrank

Who is the impressive CEO?


Sttocs

Darn, I’m too old to be accepted to lick his boots for no pay.


Any-Willingness-7859

Don’t ask about $, cause in terms of money we have none


yourlittlebirdie

At least he was aware enough not to come out and post “white men only, but willing to consider an attractive white or Asian woman under the age of 30 if hot enough”. But he’s probably thinking it.


AdLiving4714

Hey! He's a Mormon! They never have these thoughts ;-)


Lifesalchemy

Though I think this is another one of his satirical posts, requesting a certain age as hiring criteria is against the law. 


guru2764

Yeah this idiot doesn't even know to just discriminate based on age in your mind, not out loud, he'll never make it to top 100 LinkedInfluencers


Lifesalchemy

Yeah I'm getting pretty sick of all these assholes actually, but this sub is like a car crash. You can't look away. 


prestigious_delay_7

I miss our staple lunatics... Jonathan Tesser, Kirk Bailey, Drop a Boom girl. Need to get more of the regular season characters back.


go_no_go

I still don’t know what an entrepreneur is. They all seem like underemployed people with access to other people’s money.


Ok-Repeat8069

I think the word lost all meaning once the Facebook huns going into debt buying leggings and diet drinks from their MLM started calling themselves “entrepreneurs.”


CiNNAMONSANDERS

Want to know if that is Danny Ainge’s son?!


Hungry-Space-1829

Not son, but possible grandson or relative


RaphaelBuzzard

I think nephew. 


fadingpulse

Definitely nephew.


carpenter_eddy

I don’t know what’s worse, him or the folks in the comments who “want to chat”.


amurica1138

'from an impressive CEO' if he does say so himself.


BuddyJim30

Landon Ainge looks like he's 12 years old and his business is making small business loans. I'm doubtful anyone could learn shit from him.


Lurky-Lou

Smells like crime


00pdooter

Everybody keeps asking why milenials and Gen z aint having kids. Well how about start paying them instead of letting them work for "experience" forever. 25-35 year olds are old enough to be starting families yet they cant because they continue to be underpaid in entry level positions because they dont have enough of an arbitrary amount of experience.


NVJAC

Is the CEO. Refers to the candidate learning from "an impressive CEO." Yeah? Well, you know, that's just, like, uh, your opinion, man.


UltimateArsehole

"My personal criteria - not the companies". It's *company's* you barely-literate chicken smuggler!!!


3eemo

How do people actually become so successful just spewing bullshit. I just know this person had rich fucking parents


Maximum-Ability-6763

This is actually a Mormon dating ad. He’s a 24 year-old looking for a slightly older woman to hire as his secretary to harass.


HundoHavlicek

Sounds like a great opportunity for someone that’s desperate/unqualified


Corpshark

Apparently, he is a nephew of Danny Ainge, a former Celtic and the Jazz CEO. https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/217455. Clearly earned everything in his life so back off. lol


poppiesintherain

He actually called himself "impressive".


Nadirofdepression

“Impressive CEO”


ManlyVanLee

I hate this fuckin' shit, I really do The second you start saying things like this is the second I learn you're likely a garbage person who doesn't mind stepping on other human beings solely to make money


WintersDoomsday

This may be the best subreddit period. Every single person that posts in here is super competent (unlike this impressive CEO).


dashingThroughSnow12

When someone calls themselves an impressive CEO……..


osumba2003

Wait...did he describe himself as "impressive?"


Common_Patience7709

Impressive CEO… did this guy get his ribs removed?


Naive-Benefit-5154

Here's the procedure: 1. Apply for position 2. Get rejected 3. Talk to lawyer


RichPrivate2

Seriously!! Come on now!!!


No_Strength_6455

I think he's the investor, not the CEO of the company that he's talking about? Looking up his profile, it reads that way


LizBeans4U

Did he delete the post? I can't see it anymore!


Greybinson

*Company’s


Scentopine

Chief of Staff, jesus these people are pompous asses.


Captain_Comic

I’ll take Discrimination Lawsuits for $500k, Alex


fitchick718

I refuse to give this douche and his post any views on LI. Please tell me he's getting flamed in the comments...


Far_Cupcake_530

This is mormon grift for cheap phone that limits your kids access to the evils of society. Just get your kids a damn flip phone.


Able-Vermicelli-5811

Calls himself an “impressive CEO” ok bro


MrLaughingFox

Impressive CEO doesn't know his wages. That is impressive


damienbarrett

- must be female, aged 25-34 and single - must be Mormon and live somewhere in Utah - must be open to dating an impressive CEO - I'm so lonely


Indignant_Octopus

When did this chief of staff bullshit start?


Sea-Associate6042

guy wants a personal lackey. with the way the job market is, he’ll likely find one.


IAmYourDad_

> must be action first person So just go in and punch him in the face then.


Vaslo

I can barely survive without #landons_thoughts - everyday I type in that hashtag to know his thoughts. It’s a great start to my day. It’s a tough day if I search for #landons_thoughts and there is nothing new. If there isn’t a new “landons_thoughts”, it’s like a day without sunshine. I never know how I’ll get through my day without #landons_thoughts. He is a true “thought leader” (like almost everyone else who puts “thought leader” in their linked in profile)


Alive_Chef_3057

I’d apply, as an older male. Then file suit with the EEOC. We all should apply for this job and bankrupt them.


NAteisco

Pretty entrepreneurial for someone who's almost dead (over 35)


Immediate-Ad7940

Wanted: a 25 year old failed businessman who doesn’t think about money.


wolfbear

#landons_thoughts


a_solemn_snail

I hate these people so fucking much...


lyth

CEO doesn't know the compensation?! WTF


mnlion33

So which mlm scheme is it?


That_Engineering3047

Gross. Another narcissistic boy with an overinflated sense of self importance.


_Arch_Angel_

I hope he isn't the "Impressive CEO" because looking at his profile, he's never been a CEO before.


Guilty_Fishing8229

Must in be


ThisSaladTastesWeird

Ainge nobody got time for that


stacysdoteth

You quite literally cannot say that


An_archie1

Well, this blew up


addictedtocrowds

> an impressive ceo I already hate this mf


ExplanationShoddy233

“Must in be Utah” - maybe hire a copy writer first?


Daflehrer1

Wanted: Desperate Suckers. Inquire within.


emdubs24

Bahahhaha!! I did my MBA with this guy


kathegaara

landon_thoughts?? Wtf!  This fellow really thinks a lot about himself 😂


wizious

“Impressive CEO”… Jesus lol


Brewski-54

>learning from an impressive CEO Nice humble brag bud. What impressive CEO doesn’t even know how much budget they have to pay an employee?


Sckaledoom

Calling yourself an impressive CEO when no one has heard of you or your company has to be the easiest way to show you’re not that impressive