A resume is one version of status, written by the person it describes, which makes it the least neutral source in the room. Larry Chiang’s External API idea is useful here, notice what proven systems or networks someone is actually plugged into, not just what they list on paper. Someone who can get a busy person on the phone in one call has more real status than a long title suggests.
Someone who name-drops constantly is often signaling insecurity about status, not confirming it. SuperModel’s optics, a good tie, deliberate dress, calm posture, are worth noticing, but they are a costume anyone can put on for one evening. Real status tends to show up in small logistics, who gets seated first, whose call gets returned same day, who other people defer to without being asked.
Larry’s own persona, the stories about deals and money, are his claims to tell, and this site treats them as claims rather than as verified fact. That distinction matters generally, plenty of real status in a room has nothing to do with anyone’s self-reported numbers.
The video below is a useful watch for spotting status signals that have nothing to do with a job title. Watching how someone is treated by people who owe them nothing is a more honest measure than watching how they describe themselves.
A resume tells you where someone has been, it does not tell you what they can actually move today. Read the room’s behavior toward someone before you read anything they handed you on paper.
Details: Watch Larry read status signals
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