I'm really confused. Am I seeing the same page everyone else is seeing? What are you referring to by name-dropping? Where are the "obvious grammatical errors"?
Can you maybe post a screenshot of what you're seeing, maybe this is some A/B test?
The site's marketing is deceptive if you're not vigilant.
> We've helped members from these firms
Could mean anyone anywhere up the food chain. From "execs" to unpaid interns.
Looking at the customer testimonials portions, they only include first names and their name-brand firm. No position or anything else to help identify their qualifications.
If we assume youexec is aligning their marketing towards people who are -- or want to be -- in executive roles, and look at some context clues, the testimonials become nearly worthless.
Brian from McK doesn't have front-office dress, so we can rule him out.
Oluyemi from Google refers to himself as only a "software developer" (if we assume he's not being modest).
Olga from CN, I have no idea. But that only makes it 1 for 3.
But, it looks more likely that YE is following the footsteps of "Think and Grow Rich" -- and the infinite spinoffs of which it'll most likely be joining if its current state is to be used as a predictor. The crowd who wants what the other guy's having. Not because of said thing's inherent value, but because someone important is doing it.
Personally I did not find this deceptive or confusing as members of jumped out at me right away. I've also seen several other startups do the same thing before. Beyond the article, I don't know anything else about this company per se.
Can you maybe post a screenshot of what you're seeing, maybe this is some A/B test?