If you build it they will apply
Let’s just say that, hypothetically speaking, you were looking for a new university president, or chancellor, or provost, or dean, or director of a proposed Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Entrepreneurial Synergies. What words or phrases should set off the loudest alarm bells when emanating from candidates, either spontaneously or from their application materials? Some nominees:
Entrepreneurial
Synergies
Startup
Actionable
Innovate
Accelerator
Capital
Venture
Venture Capital
Horatio Alger
Henry Ford
Silicon Valley
Leverage
Vibrant
Disruptive
High-growth
Value added
Invest
Austin
Empower
Niche
Ecosystem
Chief Financial Officer
Marketplace of Ideas