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Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by davedx »

themanthatfell wrote: post #120

My wife cried reading all of your comments. I guess we were looking for some sign that someone somewhere is pulling for us. During the first hour this post was up I hovered over the delete more than once. It doesn't seem right to bring an entire ecosystem of ambitious and wonderful people a story of failure. I guess I learned that hitting delete would be worse. Thank you from the 5.3 of us.

Hey man, just had a baby daughter myself and I know what the feeling of responsibility is like for the parents in the family. Hang in there. The job market for IT people is huge right now. You can turn this around.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by manmal »

singular wrote: post #227
zedshaw wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

...but this comment which is sincere, genuine and offered to someone for whom this could be greatly helpful has made me seriously reconsider. Kudos. I felt you'd appreciate an unhedged opinion rather than me adding a bunch of weasel words like "I had the impression, right or wrong, that you were a bullying cock..." I meant to say, very sincerely, that I was moved by your offer of help and it very much made me reconsi…

If there is no way to express something without hurting either yourself or the other one, express yourself on a different topic. I would hate this comment too if it were directed at me.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by gxespino »

dennisgorelik wrote: post #126

You are in an unpleasant situation, but not in a tragedy by no means. To put things into perspective: imagine you have successful company but got pancreatic cancer. Your to-do list is pretty straightforward: 1) Put your failed startup aside. 2) Find a job ASAP. 3) Try to save your house. Your family would need it. Beg your bank to give you ~extra month until your next paycheck. 4) In about a year you may return to th…

I disagree about the house. Lose it. Strategic foreclosure is 100x better than continuing to pay for something you're going to lose anyway. Ride it out as long as you can, save what you can from the mortgage payments, then move into a rental when it's time to go.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by weland »

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…

The Internet ought to get you a beer.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by ars_technician »

knackernews wrote: post #244

Don't be the man that fell. Be the man who fell, got back up and kept going. Don't be afraid to ask for help. And please read up on birth control and family planning.

>And please read up on birth control and family planning.

WTF is that? Did it ever occur to you that they may have intended to have children?

Your comment is not only useless, it's offensive. When you have your first child, you are already bombarded with literature on birth control and family planning. The last thing they need is some person on the Internet making a suggestion that implies their family was a mistake and that they don't know basic things about where their children came from.

Re: Started a stupid company. Failed.

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Post by fsniper »

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 think that's a great response indeed.
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