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Re:A Silicon Valley Dream Collapses in Allegations of Fraud by uberdog on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:26AM (#12403103)
"Fake it 'til you make it" is more about pretending to have confidence before you really have it and less about falsifying your past in a way that's easy for someone to fact check.
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Re:A Silicon Valley Dream Collapses in Allegations of Fraud by joshmn on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:58AM (#12403190)
Let's not forget Biz Stone "faked [his] way into Google"[0]

[0] http://www.wired.com/2013/04/fakeit/

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Re:A Silicon Valley Dream Collapses in Allegations of Fraud by wyclif on Thursday September 01, 2016 @04:50AM (#12403809)
Correct. I'm familiar with the trajectory of the "Fake it 'till you make it" meme, but I have never understood it to be a PC synonym for fraud, or passing yourself off as something that you are not (including missing payroll and falsifying investor interest or mundane things like your C.V.)
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Re:A Silicon Valley Dream Collapses in Allegations of Fraud by bdcravens on Thursday September 01, 2016 @02:14AM (#12403392)
Early in my career I was a bit gray on some skills. For instance, I may have done some tutorials on ActiveX and oversold my knowledge, but by the time I started the job, I put in the work to ensure I could back up my BS.
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