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Danny, Words whisper, Actions scream. In order to combat this situation, offer the cut teams tangible help. And, don't let it be something like:" If I could he

Danny, Words whisper, Actions scream. In order to combat this situation, offer the cut teams tangible help. And, don't let it be something like:" If I could help in anyway!" Jesus Christ man, you already know how you could help; these guys need money. Use your connects to link them with some angel investors/ VC. After, this am sure everyone would forgive and applaud you. And the publicity and the goodwill gained goes a long way. It is just too easy to say am sorry.

dannyrobinson 16y ago
You're right! I will continue to work with everyone involved. Another accelerator was interested in possibly taking Status.ly in for their summer program, and I let Jamie know.
- chegra84 16y ago
  Your equivocal words aren't going to help-"Possibly". And, they don't need the money couple months from now; they need it now.
  - cperciva 16y ago
    I think at this point Danny has learned his lesson about not promising more than he can deliver. If he was contacted by another accelerator which said that they might be interested in taking Status.ly, he's exactly right to say "possibly".
    - chegra84 16y ago
      My point was to get something more solid.
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- jacquesm 16y ago
  So, how about you pull your checkbook and compensate those guys for ripping their lives up on your promise? That seems to be the least you should do, given that you've 'seen the light' and realize how badly you f'd up.
  - cookiecaper 16y ago
    Seriously. I have a hard time believing that anyone who can found a startup incubator can't afford to give at least a couple grand to each of the founders that got nixed. It's the least you could do; compensate for airfare home and give them something to use for housing, food, and other necessities while they try to figure out how to support themselves going forward. I don't know what the contracts said and I'm sure they were very one-sided, as usual, but this should serve as a lesson to startups that they shouldn't get on without proper legal protections in place.
rokhayakebe 16y ago
But will this guys take the money now, or even trust anyone connected with them?
- chegra84 16y ago
  Well, at least they can say they did their best to help. Currently, I don't think they aren't going all out to help these guys.
  - Josh2010 16y ago
    Clealry they didn't do enough. If this happened in the US they'd be on their way to jail by now.

dannyrobinson 16y ago

You're right! I will continue to work with everyone involved. Another accelerator was interested in possibly taking Status.ly in for their summer program, and I let Jamie know.

chegra84 16y ago
Your equivocal words aren't going to help-"Possibly". And, they don't need the money couple months from now; they need it now.
- cperciva 16y ago
  I think at this point Danny has learned his lesson about not promising more than he can deliver. If he was contacted by another accelerator which said that they might be interested in taking Status.ly, he's exactly right to say "possibly".
  - chegra84 16y ago
    My point was to get something more solid.
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jacquesm 16y ago
So, how about you pull your checkbook and compensate those guys for ripping their lives up on your promise? That seems to be the least you should do, given that you've 'seen the light' and realize how badly you f'd up.
- cookiecaper 16y ago
  Seriously. I have a hard time believing that anyone who can found a startup incubator can't afford to give at least a couple grand to each of the founders that got nixed. It's the least you could do; compensate for airfare home and give them something to use for housing, food, and other necessities while they try to figure out how to support themselves going forward. I don't know what the contracts said and I'm sure they were very one-sided, as usual, but this should serve as a lesson to startups that they shouldn't get on without proper legal protections in place.

rokhayakebe 16y ago

But will this guys take the money now, or even trust anyone connected with them?

chegra84 16y ago
Well, at least they can say they did their best to help. Currently, I don't think they aren't going all out to help these guys.
- Josh2010 16y ago
  Clealry they didn't do enough. If this happened in the US they'd be on their way to jail by now.