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Re: FamilyLeaf's (YC W12) Y Combinator Application

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Post by wesleyzhao »

wisp wrote: post #2

Not that I care, but now the whole world know you got suspended for selling weed. This information cannot be good for you or your company, considering your family-oriented userbase

Hi Wisp. This is Wesley - you might be right. It's something I did a long time ago and in the past. I have changed and people that know me know that. It may be something that will turn some heads, but I like to live very honestly and transparently. I hope people won't read too much in to it and only see how much I've grown.

Re: FamilyLeaf's (YC W12) Y Combinator Application

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Post by cwe »

wesleyzhao wrote: post #3
wisp wrote: post #2

Not that I care, but now the whole world know you got suspended for selling weed. This information cannot be good for you or your company, considering your family-oriented userbase

Hi Wisp. This is Wesley - you might be right. It's something I did a long time ago and in the past. I have changed and people that know me know that. It may be something that will turn some heads, but I like to live very honestly and transparently. I hope people won't read too much in to it and only see how much I've grown.

I'm glad to see people being more frank about this. As more people like you come forward, hopefully the stigma around it will fade. I've admitted it when appropriate, but been very hesitant to do so, even though I think the experience was incredibly valuable and shaped who I am.

Re: FamilyLeaf's (YC W12) Y Combinator Application

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Post by gyardley »

SoftwarePatent wrote: post #5

Congratulations! Your age might give you trouble--people will feel embarrassed to work for such young people, and people in general might not take you seriously. Good luck!

Zuckerberg seems to have done okay.

People who are concerned with the age of their boss are a little too concerned with status / authority / hierarchy to be at an early-stage startup.

Re: FamilyLeaf's (YC W12) Y Combinator Application

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Post by jvrossb »

SoftwarePatent wrote: post #5

Congratulations! Your age might give you trouble--people will feel embarrassed to work for such young people, and people in general might not take you seriously. Good luck!

I hear there's this other guy who tried to start a social network... Zuckersomething... was pretty young too. I think things worked out pretty alright for him.

They'll be fine :) If anything, they are best positioned to appreciated exactly how Facebook doesn't work for families.

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