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The problem is that my real HN account is my actual name. It'd be like 2 clicks to figure out what my business is.
by yaythefuture 4y ago
The problem is that my real HN account is my actual name. It'd be like 2 clicks to figure out what my business is.
- jessaustin 4y agoYeah, me too. I was wrong to suspect that you wanted to avoid associating your business with your HN content. So, are you trying to avoid leaving an online record of "this business helped Stripe screw over its customers"? Unless your customers have strong incentives not to talk publicly about their experiences, that ship has sailed...
- yaythefuture 4y agoHa, not quite. It's more I'm concerned that people considering using my product will see this in the future (hopefully when this issue is resolved) and be wary of doing business with us.
- etcet 4y agoIs it an animal, a mineral, or a vegetable? Surely you can give us enough generic information that we can know roughly what kind of business you run without making it searchable.
- yaythefuture 4y agoWe operate in the public sector where the number of startups is small. If I shared the vertical you'd be able to narrow it down to 2 or 3 companies.
- anigbrowl 4y agoTotally understandable, but what kind of business is it? If you just keep saying 'it's a business' but refuse to provide any further details then people are gonna make assumptions, eg adult entertainment. Nobody's asking what your specific business model is. Also consider that if the situation continues your pissed-off downstream customers will ID you sooner or later.
- trollied 4y agoHe's ignoring the "what type of business" questions. I'm getting downvoted. I don't care. He's ignoring it for a reason still.
- yaythefuture 4y agoWe operate in the public sector.