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Re:Silicon Valley Is Filled With Liars by lsc on Thursday August 30, 2012 @09:18PM (#4457725)
>It was "Don't point out your own short comings"

actually... Once you have credibility with the person you are selling to? pointing out your own weaknesses, I think, builds a lot of trust.

Re:Silicon Valley Is Filled With Liars by emmelaich on Friday August 31, 2012 @03:04AM (#4458629)
Well, to a point. But be careful, it may come over as false modesty or as an attempt to deflect possibly justified criticism from the other party.
Re:Silicon Valley Is Filled With Liars by lsc on Friday August 31, 2012 @12:01PM (#4460253)
false modesty, sure. Personally, I don't think false modesty is so bad; I know I'm kind of arrogant, and most people in my industry are kind of arrogant. It's irritating to deal with an arrogant person, so yeah, I try to tone it down. It's real common. 'I might be wrong' etc, etc... I don't see anything wrong with it; I'm just trying to be polite.

But if pointing out your own weaknesses looks like you are trying to deflect criticism, you are a long way from honesty.