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From Ghost CEO's email: > Years ago, when l was younger and knew better, used to be very aggressive to companies on Twitter and lecture them about how they sho
by hartator 5y ago
From Ghost CEO's email:
> Years ago, when l was younger and knew better, used to be very aggressive to companies on Twitter and lecture them about how they should do business. It was awful, honestly, and I regret how I behaved.
Even ignoring the obvious typo, it is a little condescending indeed.
- ahoyhere 5y agoespecially considering I’ve been running a SaaS for 12 years
- 1cvmask 5y agoCongratulations. What is your SaaS of 12 years called? And in your HN bio some of the url domains do not work. FYI. You also state that you can get angry (and bored). Would you still have publicized this if you were merely annoyed but not so angry.
- dilatedmind 5y agoI think he's making fun of his past self, thinking he knew everything when he was younger.
- dexterdog 5y agoBit he's actually making fun of his current self because now he has the gig and doesn't want to ruin a good thing.
- smoldesu 5y agoWhen I was young and foolish, I also used to defend random CEOs on Hacker News. But now I'm older, and rationalizing their absurd and offensive rhetoric is too time consuming for my desired lifestyle.
- samspenc 5y agoThe rest of the paragraph: > Later, I started my own business. Ghost. And after 9 years of doing this, my perspective changed a great deal. The cycle is complete.