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Prince Harry joins $1bn Silicon Valley startup as senior executive

by noir-york on 3/23/21, 2:34 PM with 37 comments

  • by tibbydudeza on 3/23/21, 7:01 PM

    Chief Impact Officer - WTF is that ???.

    We got a token useless guy here - he get's paid not because of his worth but he knows Oprah and has her number and the VC's will get to meet a real prince.

  • by adamnemecek on 3/23/21, 2:55 PM

    > The Duke of Sussex said he hoped to be able to “create impact in people’s lives” by working with BetterUp to provide “proactive coaching” for personal development, increased awareness and “an all-round better life”.

    Who better to pick than him, someone who got where he is thanks to personal development.

  • by birdyrooster on 3/23/21, 3:11 PM

    Prince Harry the life coach

  • by mft_ on 3/23/21, 3:40 PM

    They’ve got to afford that huge house, staff, and personal security somehow.

    It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out. For his employer, Harry’s network and especially his ability to open doors is probably unrivalled by virtually anyone else in the world...

  • by sjg007 on 3/23/21, 5:12 PM

    If he can bring more mental health resources to the UK and the world then good for him.

  • by renewiltord on 3/23/21, 9:04 PM

    This is like Kissinger with Theranos, right? It's just a big name.

  • by barbarbar on 3/23/21, 3:41 PM

    I misread the name as BetterPub. And had no knowledge of any one that could be a better coach for BetterPubs. I think UK pub culture is big win for Sillicon Valley.

  • by lqqq on 3/23/21, 7:18 PM

    I saw a lot life coach cults in recent years on Facebook/Twitter. They promise about improving mental health, career progression, dating life, ect. I believe they are mostly multi level marketing scams.

    This is even beyond bs. What is he gonna do? Coach people how to born rich, how to cut ribbon? I hope there will be Kardashian life coach teaching me how to twerk. (Serious note: I know having him is good for business)

  • by rogerdickey on 3/25/21, 2:18 AM

    Anyone know how they got Prince Harry? Did he or Megan previously know the CEO?

  • by bg117 on 3/24/21, 1:38 PM

    More organized poverty porn tours with expanded scope