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Don't Be a Dude Yamaha: A Gripping Story of Life and Death in Silicon Valley

6 points by danw 19y ago

danw 19y ago
I have no idea as to how truthful this post is, I'm just curious what others think of this behaviour. To me it just sounds like the chap they were pitching to was having a bad day (since VCs are human after all).
nickb 19y ago
Author's just jaded. Seriously, would you invest into their company? http://www.avanoo.com/ http://www.avanoo.com/ I looked at it for about 20 sec and couldn't figure out what it is. Not a huge fan of Guy's but I'm with him on this one.
- Tichy 19y ago
  I am guessing that it is a kind of Yahoo! Answers, except that it also allows polls. I think I prefer Yahoo Answers.
  - jamesbritt 19y ago
    Hey! Let's take a poll! I know this site ... :)
tuukkah 19y ago
The earlier version of the story was previously discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=23907 http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=23907 http://valleywag.com/tech/silicon-valley-tool/guy-kawasaki-231106.php http://valleywag.com/tech/silicon-valley-tool/guy-kawasaki-231106.php A concern here, as I see it, is whether we can expect consistent professional behavior in these meetings. After all, they are very much between individuals, and at least the investor side has to face a wide variety of ventures.
farmer 19y ago
GK was right not to invest in someone so unscrupulous as to write a blog post afterward, spinning the encounter to make him look bad.
- Tichy 19y ago
  I agree, the only interesting thing about that article is that it serves as a good example for inappropriate behavior (referring to the blogging, not the meeting).
steve 19y ago
Well, like Dude says, there's no bad publicity..
mynameishere 19y ago
LOL. I didn't get the "Dude Yamaha" name right away, and so when I clicked on "avanoo", I said, "Holy crap, it's truemors! Guy Kawasaki's going to be pissed!" Sure enough he was.
paulgb 19y ago
At first when I read the article, it seemed like Dude (I hadn't yet made the GK connection) was being ignorant and rude. Then after checking out the site and re-reading the article, I realized I would have asked the same questions, though not as rudely. I wonder what Apple product he was comparing the interface to? It certainly does not look like any Apple interface I have seen (that said, I am a PC user).

6 points by danw 19y ago

danw 19y ago

I have no idea as to how truthful this post is, I'm just curious what others think of this behaviour. To me it just sounds like the chap they were pitching to was having a bad day (since VCs are human after all).

nickb 19y ago

Author's just jaded. Seriously, would you invest into their company? http://www.avanoo.com/ http://www.avanoo.com/ I looked at it for about 20 sec and couldn't figure out what it is. Not a huge fan of Guy's but I'm with him on this one.

Tichy 19y ago
I am guessing that it is a kind of Yahoo! Answers, except that it also allows polls. I think I prefer Yahoo Answers.
- jamesbritt 19y ago
  Hey! Let's take a poll! I know this site ... :)

tuukkah 19y ago

The earlier version of the story was previously discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=23907 http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=23907 http://valleywag.com/tech/silicon-valley-tool/guy-kawasaki-231106.php http://valleywag.com/tech/silicon-valley-tool/guy-kawasaki-231106.php A concern here, as I see it, is whether we can expect consistent professional behavior in these meetings. After all, they are very much between individuals, and at least the investor side has to face a wide variety of ventures.

farmer 19y ago

GK was right not to invest in someone so unscrupulous as to write a blog post afterward, spinning the encounter to make him look bad.

Tichy 19y ago
I agree, the only interesting thing about that article is that it serves as a good example for inappropriate behavior (referring to the blogging, not the meeting).

steve 19y ago

Well, like Dude says, there's no bad publicity..

mynameishere 19y ago

LOL. I didn't get the "Dude Yamaha" name right away, and so when I clicked on "avanoo", I said, "Holy crap, it's truemors! Guy Kawasaki's going to be pissed!" Sure enough he was.

paulgb 19y ago

At first when I read the article, it seemed like Dude (I hadn't yet made the GK connection) was being ignorant and rude. Then after checking out the site and re-reading the article, I realized I would have asked the same questions, though not as rudely. I wonder what Apple product he was comparing the interface to? It certainly does not look like any Apple interface I have seen (that said, I am a PC user).