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Re: Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?

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Post by paxys »

Forbes "30 under 30" actually has like 600 people a year in 20 categories, and that's just in the USA. Add in international lists and the number rises to well over 1000. Since 2011 there have probably been, what, 10-15 thousand total "honorees"? ~12 instances of fraud in total is probably significantly below the corporate average.

And the "risk index" is idiotic. Basically just companies the creator doesn't like, or is jealous of.

Re: Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?

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Post by NewsaHackO »

TallGuyShort wrote: post #7
NewsaHackO wrote: post #4

This seems extremely mean spirited.

Some of the comments are unnecessary, but things like this: > wiping $40B and several people's life savings Okay, you shouldn't dump your life savings into a cryptocurrency that claims to be doing innovative things in the first 2 days. But if that's true that guy ruined multiple people's life's work. That's a bit mean-spirited, wouldn't you say?

Did you read the page? The first portion is whatever, but then it lists random founders with no record of doing anything nefarious based on a random ranking list. It's literally bullying.

Re: Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?

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Post by cmiles8 »

It’s amusing and bemusing how these lists have become so associated with grifters and fraudsters.

It’s gotten to the point that legit folks are wanting to steer clear of them simply because of the negative stigma with being seen as an XuX grifter.

Re: Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?

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Post by gmd63 »

TallGuyShort wrote: post #7
NewsaHackO wrote: post #4

This seems extremely mean spirited.

Some of the comments are unnecessary, but things like this: > wiping $40B and several people's life savings Okay, you shouldn't dump your life savings into a cryptocurrency that claims to be doing innovative things in the first 2 days. But if that's true that guy ruined multiple people's life's work. That's a bit mean-spirited, wouldn't you say?

To put it into context, 40 billion dollars is about 22,000 average lifetime earnings of a man in the US.

Re: Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?

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Post by ForHackernews »

paxys wrote: post #12

Forbes "30 under 30" actually has like 600 people a year in 20 categories, and that's just in the USA. Add in international lists and the number rises to well over 1000. Since 2011 there have probably been, what, 10-15 thousand total "honorees"? ~12 instances of fraud in total is probably significantly below the corporate average. And the "risk index" is idiotic. Basically just companies the creator doesn't like, or…

Some might say a list of "30" that in fact includes thousands of people every year is itself a bit fishy.
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