I think the signal he’s trying to send is good. The obsession with credentialing is inefficient and basically zero-sum. Entrepreneurship is more socially beneficial, so to the extent that this project raises the social status of entrepreneurs compared to academic credential-accumulators, I approve.
Knowing what you’re doing (which is really all that certification “signals”) seems to be higher status than being one of the few people that were lucky enough to receive enough start-up funding to establish a business and are skilled enough to hire people...who know what they’re doing.
I think the signal he’s trying to send is good. The obsession with credentialing is inefficient and basically zero-sum. Entrepreneurship is more socially beneficial, so to the extent that this project raises the social status of entrepreneurs compared to academic credential-accumulators, I approve.
Knowing what you’re doing (which is really all that certification “signals”) seems to be higher status than being one of the few people that were lucky enough to receive enough start-up funding to establish a business and are skilled enough to hire people...who know what they’re doing.