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Re: An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?

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Re: An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?

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Post by callumjones » Fri, Apr 06, 2012, 4:10 AM UTC

minimax wrote: post #29

Who is voting this to the HN front page and what the hell is wrong with you? I would rather see links to 30 more DCPU-16 simulators than read this tripe. Stop it.

I think this plays more to those who come to Hacker News because of Y Combinator, HN isn't just a site for developers it is also a site for entrepreneurs (majority of which are based in Silicon Valley at this stage).

Re: An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?

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Post by tvorryn » Fri, Apr 06, 2012, 4:13 AM UTC

If you want a semi-realistic startup reality tv show to watch right now, try TechStars on Bloomberg Tv: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/75400336/ or Start-Up Junkies: http://www.hulu.com/start-up-junkies

Re: An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?

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Post by tzs » Fri, Apr 06, 2012, 5:58 AM UTC

Am I missing something, or did the author of that screed omit telling us the name of the show that she is complaining about?

Yes, I realize (after a little research) that the show is called "Silicon Valley" and that the phrase "Silicon Valley" does occur several times in the article, but unless I missed one, those are all references to the actual Valley, not to the name of the show.

Re: An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?

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Post by andrewf » Fri, Apr 06, 2012, 9:50 AM UTC

abiekatz wrote: post #19

rrbrambley wrote: post #8

What's next? How about: Get 5-10 early-stage startups with decent ideas, put them in a huge house (or office building with several offices) and film them all as they make progress on their product. YC, but being filmed all the time. Judges consist of Silicon Valley bigwigs (PG, some VCs, etc.). The "winners" get funded at the end. The show's title: Series A. No shirtless club dancing. No dumbasses. I'm not saying thi…

Bloomberg did a decent miniseries based on TechStars New York http://www.bloomberg.com/video/75400336/ It was a lot more serious than this Bravos show will be but they still probably manufactured some conflict to keep things engaging.

It's been claimed they did - http://melanie.io/2011/09/30/techstars-lies-videotape/

HN discussion @ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3132954