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I haven't ordered a wakemate. I'm not the target market but I'm always amazed at the level of vitriol that follows their posts here on HN. There is no doubt th
by rstocker99 16y ago
I haven't ordered a wakemate. I'm not the target market but I'm always amazed at the level of vitriol that follows their posts here on HN.
There is no doubt that their overall communication strategy is a bit "rough".
I'm always surprised and bit disappointed at the beating people give these guys here. This is a community of tech entrepreneurs who know how unbelievably difficult it is to ship product and a run a start up. I'm not suggesting everyone should get a free pass. I'm all for pointed thoughtful criticism but the verbal beatings seem unwarranted.
- beatings 16y agoWakemate continues to say one thing and do another, moreso than nearly every other company that has come out of YC. And they nearly always had the option to say the right thing instead. Personally, I'm far more amazed by apologists like you, who claim that because starting a company is hard, I should forgive lousy project management and shitty communication. Yes, it's hard. But they suck at it. They're lousy project managers and lousy communicators. If they don't go belly-up it'll be a miracle, because they've done everything possible to destroy their own business.
- mcritz 16y agoWith friends like these, right? It seems the HN community is all too eager to shoot their wounded.
- ekanes 16y agoI agree that the community could be gentler with WakeMate, but my guess is the frustration comes because the pattern isn't changing. This community seems very forgiving of mistakes, but also expects you to learn from 'em.