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How Not To Promote Your New Startup
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#42This is almost funny enough to become a meme: For those of you who insist on thinking that the truth always lies in between two accounts of a situation, I urge you to drop that misguided notion, especially for this situation.
Wow. And check out www.fundable.com Customers are encouraged to use Kickstarter as a replacement for Fundable.com and seek legal action against Louis Helm personally should he fail to resolve your payment issues promptly.
He apparently just redirected fundable.com to his new thing.
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#43From the article: All it took was 5 super-connected people at Kickstarter (especially Andy Baio) to take a concept we worked hard to refine, tweak it with Amazon Payments, and then take credit. You could say that that's capitalism, but I still think you should acknowledge people that you take inspiration from. The thing is being well connected does matter. And I wouldn't say that's just calling it capitalism. Further…
People become "super-connected" when they've earned a lot of people's trust or respect.
Can't imagine why this Pratt guy is having difficulties with that.
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#44Perfect example of "Lets kick the guy when he is down", and Seriously why is this even here? I rest my case.
yeah, the comments make me think that we got a little carried away with the schadenfreude aspect. but i'd argue that this type of posting does serve a real purpose. now i know not to have anything to do with pdxcell, for example.
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#45Wow, that's one of those emails that he should have put in a drawer for a day and then torn up without ever sending it.
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#46That guy really seems to be a marketing genius
http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/one-more-fundable-...
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#47If you comment on tech blogs like this, you're probably a loser. People who accomplish things don't have time to leave comments in tech blogs unless there are stories written about them.
That means if you are reading this, you are probably a loser.
Sorry, fags.
-John Pratt (yes, it's me)
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#48I got new iPhone. Now what's next.
I got new Mac OS. Now what's next.
I read the Y Combinator news feed. Major drama from some nutjob who ruined his company and was a douchebag. Ha ha.
Cool. Now what's next.
I read the TechCrunch page. Now what's next.
What's Apple working on next?
Ok. What's Google working on next?
Ok, I found out. Now, what's next?
What does Tim O'Reilly say is the next thing?
Ok. What does Cory Doctorow say is the next thing?
Ok. What does Andy Baio's link blog say is the next thing?
Ok. What does Mashable have to say is the next thing?
[continue as nested loop: your wasted life on the computer]
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#49I have three phrases for Y Combinator blog commenters:
BENCH WARMERS.
TROLLS.
LOSERS WHO HAVE NEVER TAKEN RISKS IN THEIR LIVES OR OPENED THEMSELVES TO PUBLIC OR PERSONAL ATTACK.
- John Pratt (yes, it's me)
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#50Good gravy this is sad-not to mention embarrassing for other Oregonian entrepeneurs like myself. Connected people (usually) aren't born connected. It's simply a byproduct of past success. They work hard, network, execute, iterate, succeed and get people's attention. If you can't figure that after 4 years, too bad for you.
I wish being connected was such an innocent and purely merit based thing. I don't know anything about this particular case, but in general that's wishful thinking.