Parody Color Pitch Deck • Hacker News Board

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by revorad » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:31 PM UTC

ramchip wrote: post #31

dstein wrote: post #15

This sounds a lot better than those n-tier scalable e-business solutions they were hawking a decade ago.

But will it leverage my team's core synergies and bring a critical competitive advantage to take us to the next level?

Not just that, it will take us to the future faster.

Citation: http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/03/24/sequoia-to-co...

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by Mankhool » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:32 PM UTC

Klonoar wrote: post #4

This is the best thing in 2011 by far. I enjoy the fact that more people are seemingly calling bullshit on this industry, it kind of needs a dose of realism.

I agree. However I have learned not to mention the B word on HN - as I did recently in response to a large funding round for another service startup - lest I be downvoted into oblivion. I upvote this!

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by jedsmith » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:34 PM UTC

alanh wrote: post #79

jedsmith wrote: post #26

Hello, my name is Ms. Connie Jones . I am from SILICON VALLEY . I have recently inherited a social program from deceased prime minister of SILICON VALLEY with valuation of USD 100,000,000,000 . Contact my barrister to arrange transfer of USD 41,000,000 to secure ownership

Parent and (especially) all its replies are really depressing in their redditness. Edit : Sure, okay, parent gets a pass. It is almost insightful. But the rest is noise, plain and simple, and that’s sad. Final addendum : Redditization is a serious concern, and per broken windows theory, Reddit-like comments should not be encouraged at all : http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html > The most dangerous form of stupid com…

If you resolve the abstract humor, I am critiquing the investment as a swindle which is a good example of the bubble that we are in. This is in line with the tongue-in-cheek critique that the item I'm responding to skillfully displays. My apologies that replies to my comment don't evoke the humorless, dry discussion of the merits of startup investment that you obviously came to this thread looking for; I'll do my best to comment without humor and without requiring a bit of thought as to the meaning behind my messages from now on.

The constant, incessant, unstoppable bitching that Hacker News is turning into Reddit makes me kind of wish that it will, just so everybody will shut up about it and get back to discussing news. You should have completed the trifecta with a "Flagged." on a line by itself.

Irony that a community founded around Y Combinator finds its greatest fear of evolving into a Y Combinator success.

Edit: Oooo, a pass! Is it single-use, or can I save it for my next almost-insightful comment?

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by die_sekte » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:38 PM UTC

petervandijck wrote: post #16

giu wrote: post #11

The team will consist of rockstars and gurus, but no ninjas and pirates? Yer going to be doomed to failure, arrrr!

A guru is someone who tells others what to do, having long since achieved all his own goals. Who'd want those in a startup?

The gurus are imported from the future. I.e. the gurus already solved your problem and now help their past selves.

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by msy » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:41 PM UTC

gruseom wrote: post #62

This is a very low-quality post and an even lower-quality thread. Stop to think. Sequoia have the best track record in the industry. Is it likely they're completely fucking stupid? Because that's what follows if these snarky comments have merit. Man am I thankful I have something awesome to do with the rest of my day.

If they flip or IPO this joke before it all goes wrong they'll make money. Doesn't mean it isn't a mockery, it just means they're riding the bubble.

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by devin » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:42 PM UTC

Very funny. I especially enjoyed the wheelbarrows of money slide.

I have one lagging question I can't seem to find an answer for: Where can I register a .xxx domain?

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by kgarten » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:42 PM UTC

jedsmith wrote: post #26

Hello, my name is Ms. Connie Jones . I am from SILICON VALLEY . I have recently inherited a social program from deceased prime minister of SILICON VALLEY with valuation of USD 100,000,000,000 . Contact my barrister to arrange transfer of USD 41,000,000 to secure ownership

This sounds awesome. I would love to help you out. Yet, I am myself in a predicament ... I'm looking for some actors, could you help me out? http://vimeo.com/1449435 (Dead Parrot Sketch with Nigerian Scammers ;)

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by allending » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:42 PM UTC

Kind of disappointed in the lack of Porn in the pitch, that is at least a multiplier of 10x. Having said that: Where do I sign up?

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by Apocryphon » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:44 PM UTC

I just listened to the Richter Scales' "Here Comes Another Bubble" last week. I would repost it as a thread, but I'm not sure how well it'll fare, so here it is on all its glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6IQ_FOCE6I

When was the song released? December of 2007.

Re: Parody Color Pitch Deck

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Post by lancefisher » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:45 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #6

Not location aware, less deals than a groupon. Lame.

Slide 10: "locquanintances"