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Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by lostlogin » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:05 AM UTC

dgesang wrote: post #105

emhart wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't want to overstep the bounds of a semi-anonymous comment thread, but some of the language you are using, and your choice of user name, has me concerned about your more immediate plans. In the course of a very public failure and a long depressive phase I wound up in a mental facility for a few days. It's taken a long, miserable time to get back. I did not have the same stressors that you do, and the details of…

So, is a good or bad sign that he's just deleted his post?

This series of comments got an earlier one missing according to you? The way HN just stitches the comments back together like nothing happened is rather irritating. Can't it least have a space showing a comment was deleted? I got stung by this a few days ago due to a comment looking like it was addressed to me - rather than to the person disputing what I said who then deleted their comment.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by r0ash » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:09 AM UTC

avenger123 wrote: post #190

r0ash wrote: post #188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are a generous, thanks for adding trust in the world. But please dont fall a victim of emotional-blackmailing. If you have some leads or contact share with him if you dont, I would not recommend you give him money, his account is too new here on HN and he 500+ karma already. So be safe and help people in need, no one like the feeling of being robbed. Thanks once again.

The pot calling the kettle black

Sorry, but didnt get you. I've already withdrew my monetary offer to OP.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by artwork » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:12 AM UTC

mattdeboard wrote: post #179

kellyphong76 wrote: post #176

Dont want to hurt OP but seems like he is a troll, he just joined 7 days ago and made 500+ karma. Would happy if he prove me wrong by writing in detail what he did and how did he failed, sympathetic people will be ready to rush money to him including myself, but dont want to be a victim of emotional blackmailing.

...said the 23-hour-old account.

How does this change the original fact? Ad hominem.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by megablast » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:12 AM UTC

With 3 kids and another on the way, this is a risk you should never have taken. Even when I started, a single bloke, I started my company in my spare time working full time, and built up a huge safety net before quitting.

This is more a warning for others who think it is easy, or a fun thing to do. Don't.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by zedshaw » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:15 AM UTC

singular wrote: post #36

zedshaw wrote: post #13

Hey, other comments are going to give you a few lines telling you to not quit, that you should hang in there, and that it'll be alright. That may be true, but to me it sounds like you're possibly not doing well enough to make any of that possible, and you probably need to find work fast. Here's what I want to do: 1. I have a little list of companies looking for employees that I'll send you. Not much just companies th…

I have for a while thought of you as (total honesty here) a bullying cock (though talented at what you do), but this comment which is sincere, genuine and offered to someone for whom this could be greatly helpful has made me seriously reconsider. Kudos.

Well, here we go again. You'll call me a cock, and then I'll rip you in half verbally, and then you'll forget that you called me a cock and go off telling everyone I'm such a big bad bullying meanie for all the horrible awful things I said to you, and then I'll be crushed by the general opinion all you highly influential meaningful people have about me that I'll...

Wait, actually I don't give a fuck what you think. I'm busy helping people while you're busy calling me a cock. Fuck you.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by artwork » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:17 AM UTC

marshray wrote: post #106

31reasons wrote: post #98

I don't care if I get down voted. But if a person already has 3 kids and another on the way, why would you spend all your savings on a startup ? even if you run out of savings, why would you max out your credit ? There is something called calculated risk.

Sometimes I think I envy people who can think like you do. But I find people who know what it means to be irrational are far more interesting.

The fact that he has 3+ kids and a wife seems to be relevant now that the start up has failed. So, it should have definitely been taken into consideration at the beginning.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by avenger123 » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:19 AM UTC

megablast wrote: post #194

With 3 kids and another on the way, this is a risk you should never have taken. Even when I started, a single bloke, I started my company in my spare time working full time, and built up a huge safety net before quitting. This is more a warning for others who think it is easy, or a fun thing to do. Don't.

You know what, this has been stated a couple of times now.

Your point is valid but every person's situation is different.

And frankly, its a moot point now. The dude is where he is at. I'm sure he knows better than any of us ever will what went wrong and the risks (good and bad) he took.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by asadlionpk » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:20 AM UTC

yen223 wrote: post #83

fiatjaf wrote: post #66

Seems like a troll.

The kind of troll that tricks people into becoming decent human beings...?

we need trolls like this then.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by avenger123 » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:23 AM UTC

zedshaw wrote: post #195

singular wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have for a while thought of you as (total honesty here) a bullying cock (though talented at what you do), but this comment which is sincere, genuine and offered to someone for whom this could be greatly helpful has made me seriously reconsider. Kudos.

Well, here we go again. You'll call me a cock, and then I'll rip you in half verbally, and then you'll forget that you called me a cock and go off telling everyone I'm such a big bad bullying meanie for all the horrible awful things I said to you, and then I'll be crushed by the general opinion all you highly influential meaningful people have about me that I'll... Wait, actually I don't give a fuck what you think. I…

Nice, thanks for the laughs.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by rrich » Wed, Nov 27, 2013, 6:24 AM UTC

I don't know that there is much I can do to help you, but sometimes it helps to just know you're not alone. You are not alone. You are not the opposite of everyone here.

It sucks, it sucks big time, I know, I'm in the exact same boat. My business has sustained my family for the past fifteen years and over the past year I have lost clients that have been with me from the beginning due to industry consolidation and pricing pressures. If you hold tough this will pass and you will be stronger than ever. You have that spirit and drive within you. You wouldn't have begun the journey if you didn't.

Please know that this is part of the journey and has no reflection on how you are as a father or husband. Regroup, get back to the basics and try again when the time is right. There are amazing people here that are willing to help others, and among those amazing people is you. You shared your story. Many people, including myself, can't bring ourselves to do that, but the willingness to share your story allows us all to know we are not alone on this journey.