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“We have a SaaS that is running well (staff scheduling) since a couple of years” … “I hadn’t a SaaS "running well", nor a real product ^^” "Just before turning

“We have a SaaS that is running well (staff scheduling) since a couple of years” … “I hadn’t a SaaS "running well", nor a real product ^^” "Just before turning off the light, I sent a message to my brother. I asked him to like my post to get a bit of visibility." Ultimately, I don't think these things make a lick of difference. But it seems so common for "growth hackers" to do kinda sleazy crap like this. Why's this type of behavior so common?

hanniabu 7y ago
Because the world rewards this type of scammy behavior. It's no different than legit blockchain projects being overlooked for vaporware projects selling pie in the sky ideas that they know they can't live up to. (I used this example because I work in the industry and it kills me to constantly see this behavior being rewarded)
- mmsimanga 7y ago
  I agree. Some call this marketing. De Beers telling everyone that diamonds are a girls best friend.
rkuykendall-com 7y ago
Because people feel a need to do something, anything. And in their mind, even if it probably doesn't help, it can't hurt.
prutschman 7y ago
How do people rationalize this? When people start out by lying to prospective customers, do they have a plan for when they will start telling the truth instead?
throwmeoutplz 7y ago
What's so sleazy about asking your brother to like your Facebook post? What's so sleazy about asking for feedback on a fake product mockup? Who exactly is hurt by this?
- docdeek 7y ago
  I don’t think it is sleazy to ask a friend or a family member to like a Facebook post. I don’t think it is sleazy to ask for feedback on a product mockup. I do think there is an issue with claiming that the mockup is already a product that has been developed and is in use - there is no need to mislead in this way.

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“We have a SaaS that is running well (staff scheduling) since a couple of years” … “I hadn’t a SaaS "running well", nor a real product ^^” "Just before turning

by the_gastropod 7y ago

hanniabu 7y ago
Because the world rewards this type of scammy behavior. It's no different than legit blockchain projects being overlooked for vaporware projects selling pie in the sky ideas that they know they can't live up to. (I used this example because I work in the industry and it kills me to constantly see this behavior being rewarded)
- mmsimanga 7y ago
  I agree. Some call this marketing. De Beers telling everyone that diamonds are a girls best friend.
rkuykendall-com 7y ago
Because people feel a need to do something, anything. And in their mind, even if it probably doesn't help, it can't hurt.
prutschman 7y ago
How do people rationalize this? When people start out by lying to prospective customers, do they have a plan for when they will start telling the truth instead?
throwmeoutplz 7y ago
What's so sleazy about asking your brother to like your Facebook post? What's so sleazy about asking for feedback on a fake product mockup? Who exactly is hurt by this?
- docdeek 7y ago
  I don’t think it is sleazy to ask a friend or a family member to like a Facebook post. I don’t think it is sleazy to ask for feedback on a product mockup. I do think there is an issue with claiming that the mockup is already a product that has been developed and is in use - there is no need to mislead in this way.