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This is harsher than it needs to be. A lot of us as sophomores started clubs, companies, organizations. I sincerely think this guy is trying to do something sim

by arihant 10y ago

This is harsher than it needs to be. A lot of us as sophomores started clubs, companies, organizations. I sincerely think this guy is trying to do something similar. He just seems to have better contacts. We also made (or projected) embarrassing mistakes at our first ventures. He maybe doing some of those too. But from the look of it, it is simply an intellectually curious kid trying to keep himself busy. He also has a venture firm which backs that he has that kind of flare. Not every 20-year-old student venture should be a Snapchat. Relax and let the guy do what makes him happy.

tdaltonc 10y ago
I'm super glad that my sophomoric musings didn't have this kind of reach, but it does seem odd that someones can.
overcast 10y ago
It's actually right on point. Don't act like this is just some kid in his dorm coding up a new idea. This is just a giant money laundering scheme for the rich father.
- tdaltonc 10y ago
  > giant money laundering scheme for the rich father. How does this do that?
  - overcast 10y ago
    Rich people funnel money for their cause of the month to a shell company, which filters it around, and at the end they get a big tax write off. I would have thought the stock photos, buzzword bingo, and the clueless responses from the publicists would have tipped it off.
    - messick 10y ago
      "Money Laundering" and "Tax Write-off" are barely related activities.
Havoc 10y ago
Would be nice though if they weren't trying so hard to avoid saying...well anything
CPLX 10y ago
> A lot of us as sophomores started clubs, companies, organizations. I sincerely think this guy is trying to do something similar. He hired fucking Rogers & Cowan, the global PR firm and division of Interpublic, to handle media relations. That's not similar. If he wanted to mind his own business and stay out of the press (and it's attendant judgement) he certainly had that option.

by arihant 10y ago

tdaltonc 10y ago

I'm super glad that my sophomoric musings didn't have this kind of reach, but it does seem odd that someones can.

overcast 10y ago

It's actually right on point. Don't act like this is just some kid in his dorm coding up a new idea. This is just a giant money laundering scheme for the rich father.

tdaltonc 10y ago
> giant money laundering scheme for the rich father. How does this do that?
- overcast 10y ago
  Rich people funnel money for their cause of the month to a shell company, which filters it around, and at the end they get a big tax write off. I would have thought the stock photos, buzzword bingo, and the clueless responses from the publicists would have tipped it off.
  - messick 10y ago
    "Money Laundering" and "Tax Write-off" are barely related activities.

Havoc 10y ago

Would be nice though if they weren't trying so hard to avoid saying...well anything

CPLX 10y ago

> A lot of us as sophomores started clubs, companies, organizations. I sincerely think this guy is trying to do something similar. He hired fucking Rogers & Cowan, the global PR firm and division of Interpublic, to handle media relations. That's not similar. If he wanted to mind his own business and stay out of the press (and it's attendant judgement) he certainly had that option.