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What I feel is lacking from this postmortem is looking inwards : did you make mistakes and how did it affect the outcome. Answer : we made a huge mistake to tr
by the-dude 9y ago
What I feel is lacking from this postmortem is looking inwards : did you make mistakes and how did it affect the outcome.
Answer : we made a huge mistake to trust people with all our money. This mistake has led to all our problems.
I know it sounds obvious, but still.
- learc83 9y agoIt's in big bold letters. "We were wrong."
- the-dude 9y agoI see what you are getting at, but my comment stands. Responsibility is not being taken.
- learc83 9y agoIt was a stupid risk, they said as much. Why are you insisting on self-flagellation? They are the victims here (assuming they are telling the truth). I don't blame people for being taken advantage of by a conman. I might advise them not to be so trusting, but I don't go around demanding they publicly take full responsibility for being the victim of a scam.
- the-dude 9y ago> Why are you insisting on self-flagellation? Because people who externalize tend to learn poorly.
- steve_adams_86 9y agoA signifiant point of the post is to say that they learned something, and they hope others can learn from it too. Maybe the issue is you didn't read the full article?
- slantyyz 9y ago>> They are the victims here (assuming they are telling the truth). Aren't the real victims here the Kickstarter backers?
- valuearb 9y agoWhat I feel is lacking from your response is looking inwards : did you actually read the post. Answer : I made a huge mistake to blame people for not doing what they clearly did. This mistake has led to my defensive shit-posting. I know it sounds obvious, but still.
- the-dude 9y agoOh I definitely read it, not spelled it out but definitely not rushed it. I just expressed my feelings.
- mikestew 9y agoIf “responsibility is not taken”, hopefully the courts can give The Woodshed Agency some responsibility.
- Tyrek 9y agoIt seems like it's even worse - "we were too lazy to jump through additional hoops to open a bank account in the proper jurisdiction and instead relied on a business partner to handle it for us"
- the-dude 9y agoI know the language is there, but I do miss something.
- valuearb 9y agoTheir explanation was their marketing was already starting, they didn't have time to resolve the bank account issues.
- the-dude 9y agoIn other words : we have our priorities all fucked up. They should have postponed until they had their financial infra in place.
- valuearb 9y agoYou can’t always postpone marketing commitments. Sometimes ads, articles, events, etc are already commuted and it’s too late to pull out. I’m giving them the benefit of doubt. A small group of entrepreneurs working fast to launch a project occasionally misses how long a critical piece will take before the launch is already conmitted.
- mikestew 9y agoWow, if anyone was wondering about the definition of “victim blaming”, the-dude just saved you a trip to Merriam-Webster.com.