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"... he world's most prolific angel investor apparently doesn't know how to spell "entrepreneur" ..." There is another (sneaky) explanation. Ron simply sent o
by bootload 16y ago
"... he world's most prolific angel investor apparently doesn't know how to spell "entrepreneur" ..."
There is another (sneaky) explanation.
Ron simply sent out many of these emails to different people with another word with incorrect spelling. This allows you to identify exactly who leaks the message. This is an old "intelligence" trick used to identify the source of information leaks.
- mahmud 16y agoThat would only work if he controlled the mailing-list server, assuming this is an actual mailing list, and not a "CC all" ad-hoc solution.
- bootload 16y ago"... That would only work if he controlled the mailing-list server, assuming this is an actual mailing list, and not a "CC all" ad-hoc solution. ..." Just email each individually.
- euccastro 16y agoWhy misspell when you can just change a bit of wording or whitespace? Spelling errors have a higher risk of being corrected.
- mahmud 16y agoUnless the message is from angel-list@foo, I wouldn't automatically assume it was sent to a bunch of people, and not just me. If it's sent directly to one person, he would think twice before leaking it. Anyway, this whole *gate crap is inane.
- dctoedt 16y ago> Just email each individually And do so by having the "To" line be yourself, and the addressee in the "Bcc" line - that way the addressee will think others are getting it too.
- tomjen3 16y agoLets be honest - Ron Conway would have no problem getting a mailing-list server he could fix with.
- slowpoison 16y agoHmm... interesting! I think I should start running spell-check on the emails I forward too.