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You should check out some of his shows on http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ - you can get a sense of who he
by arnorhs 16y ago
You should check out some of his shows on http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/ - you can get a sense of who he is from watching a few.
The general consensus on HN is that he doesn't treat people well or is somehow not very "honest".
Personally, I'm a big fan. I watch every episode and I generally agree with most of what he says.
- rokhayakebe 16y agoI agree. He just seems brutally honest, and that gets him in trouble. But hate him or love him, the guy does a great job with TWIST. I do not use Mahalo, so I cannot speak for it.
- arnorhs 16y agoSame here. I don't even remember ending up on a Mahalo search results page, come to think of it.
- rhizome 16y agoLike you, I know Mahalo mostly from knowing about it and skipping past their entries in Google results, but I wouldn't doubt that these kinds of sites enjoy a lot of clicks from people who just don't know English or the Internet very well. Understandable words are understandable words. The problems people have with Mahalo and their ilk are unimportant to 90% of the people on the Internet. Many are perfectly comfortable typing "how to cross street?" into google or their isp homepage and clicking the top link. Boom: business model.
- mypityforyou 16y agoHe's honest, except when he's talking about himself or his ventures. Then he's brutally and completely dishonest. He gets no respect from me. It saddens me that he's conned you into thinking he's a decent man. You really are a fool in this game. He laughs at dipshits like you. Literally. He actually makes fun of you for watching TWIST.
- gojomo 16y agoI don't think it's possible to assess a 'general consensus' on almost anything here. There are themes, they recur disproportionately on certain threads, but do most commenters (much less readers) agree on a position, even if it is oft/loudly expressed? Hard to say anything more than 'many' or 'loud' people have an opinion.
- Dramatize 16y agoIf your're new to startups, the early Thisweekin Startups shows have really useful tips on pitching etc.
- mixmastamyk 16y agoAgreed. I found him annoying when I first encountered him on TWIT (wouldn't shut up about Twitter), but after viewing a few dozen episodes of TWIST would welcome him into my home like a brother.
- mothaiba 16y agoJudging by the positive sentiment in these comments for TWIST and Launch - and AOL's acquisition of TechCrunch (Read: Once MA jumps, they won't be able to sustain content and traffic) - there may be a lot of good opportunities ahead for JC.