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Ah that definitely explains the vibe I got from their "naked march" where they got what looks like a sea of frat boys and sorority girls (I assumed largely thei
by orthoganol 10y ago
Ah that definitely explains the vibe I got from their "naked march" where they got what looks like a sea of frat boys and sorority girls (I assumed largely their employees/ friends, in reality) to strip down to their underwear and scream and shout and walk around for a "viral" stunt. I know I'm just piling on here, but the vibe certainly had some doucheyness and it made me think their founders were the party bro types trying to get rich.
[http://www.techworld.com/news/startups/transferwise-leads-naked-march-on-wall-street-3599853/](http://www.techworld.com/news/startups/transferwise-leads-naked-march-on-wall-street-3599853/) http://www.techworld.com/news/startups/transferwise-leads-na...
- throwawaytwise 10y ago> I assumed largely their employees Nah, they just paid a bunch of random guys to pretend to be hysterically excited about low-fees bank transfers. [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZufqOLl6ajE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZufqOLl6ajE
- da02 10y agoI remember Nerve.com doing the same thing back in the mid-90s. (Correction: 2000 Maybe you see some more similarities: https://vimeo.com/2413616 https://vimeo.com/2413616 ) Were you impressed by anything at TranferWise? Their security and stability? Maybe their confidence comes from top-notch engineering skills?