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I hope Liza comes up with a follow-up post: "the saga continues" They continue to deny any wrongdoing, and continue in their favorite game of copy-and-paste-re

I hope Liza comes up with a follow-up post: "the saga continues" They continue to deny any wrongdoing, and continue in their favorite game of copy-and-paste-replys on Twitter. https://twitter.com/livecodingtv/with_replies https://twitter.com/livecodingtv/with_replies Here's one directed at me (and 2 other people, since I guess in this instance they were too lazy to copy and past the reply 2 extra times: https://twitter.com/livecodingtv/status/661153102750425088 https://twitter.com/livecodingtv/status/661153102750425088 This deep in a hole and they're still convinced they are the victims... Unbelievable.

empressplay 11y ago
Hm. All my critics are competitors or bad actors we had to ban. Convenient. Or paranoia. In all seriousness though, I worry about the co-founder(s) mental health. It's all fun to poke at people and say they've lost it, but running a startup is a highly stressful endeavour and it shouldn't be ignored when people break, which I suspect has happened in this case. It's a tough situation. They'll want to defend what they have, tooth and nail, because it means everything to them. We'll want to counter against what they say, because we feel it's wrong to let that sort of thing go unchallenged. But who wins?
- madaxe_again 11y ago
  Aye. There's a lesson here to be had for all of us, which is that sometimes you've got to step back and let someone who isn't as emotionally invested in the company as you take the reins, as you can end up doing extraordinary damage to yourself by acting rashly. I speak from experience - I've been at this lark for a decade now, and have on more than a few occasions found myself sincerely regretting how I've responded to a situation, as I've ended up emotional and escalating the matter, rather than responding rationally and calmly. I recall literally pounding my head on the office wall - in front of an investor - painfully to this day. Childish. We all mistakes, but we also have to learn when to admit our fault, and when to step away from a situation because we aren't the right person to handle it.

empressplay 11y ago

Hm. All my critics are competitors or bad actors we had to ban. Convenient. Or paranoia. In all seriousness though, I worry about the co-founder(s) mental health. It's all fun to poke at people and say they've lost it, but running a startup is a highly stressful endeavour and it shouldn't be ignored when people break, which I suspect has happened in this case. It's a tough situation. They'll want to defend what they have, tooth and nail, because it means everything to them. We'll want to counter against what they say, because we feel it's wrong to let that sort of thing go unchallenged. But who wins?

madaxe_again 11y ago
Aye. There's a lesson here to be had for all of us, which is that sometimes you've got to step back and let someone who isn't as emotionally invested in the company as you take the reins, as you can end up doing extraordinary damage to yourself by acting rashly. I speak from experience - I've been at this lark for a decade now, and have on more than a few occasions found myself sincerely regretting how I've responded to a situation, as I've ended up emotional and escalating the matter, rather than responding rationally and calmly. I recall literally pounding my head on the office wall - in front of an investor - painfully to this day. Childish. We all mistakes, but we also have to learn when to admit our fault, and when to step away from a situation because we aren't the right person to handle it.