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This is impressive, but the tactics he used along the way range from meh (eBay arbitrage) to pretty sleazy (posting fake positive reviews, using bots to spam co

by jawns 4y ago

This is impressive, but the tactics he used along the way range from meh (eBay arbitrage) to pretty sleazy (posting fake positive reviews, using bots to spam comment sections).

neilv 4y ago
At least they pivoted into a career space where people aren't surprised by unethical behavior, rather than become a doctor.
iafiaf 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  We ban accounts that post like this. I'm not going to ban you right now because you've also posted good things. But please don't do this again. (Also, please make sure not to cross into personal attack generally. You did it in at least one other case as well, and that's the kind of thing we're trying to avoid here.) https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - bloqs 4y ago
    I must say the tone of the reply feels ironic and well natured, but perhaps that doesn't save it.
- Velc 4y ago
amelius 4y ago
I wonder why he doesn't use the GPT-3 to run a content farm. He sounds like the guy for it.
PragmaticPulp 4y ago
From the article: > Qasim's guerilla marketing tactics kicked in. He wrote hilarious reviews about the game and posted them on different subreddits. One post went viral and his downloads skyrocketed to 10,000. This article itself is also likely an extension of the author's self-promotion tactics. It's not uncommon for first-time startup sellers to do a self-promotion tour through blogs, podcasts, and other outlets where they try to shape their online reputation. This is basically table stakes for someone getting ready to fundraise a new startup on their past reputation. I worked for one startup that basically fizzled out and was sold off at fire sale prices to a competitor. That didn't stop the founder from building his entire online persona around successfully building and selling a startup. Take these articles with a grain of salt.
- CharlesW 4y ago
  > This article itself is also likely an extension of the author's self-promotion tactics. • This is Mujavid Bukhari's only article on a Substack account established yesterday. • Mujavid Bukhari's Twitter account has tweeted only 23 times since 2020, and just twice this year — starting yesterday, with both tweets being about Qasim Munye. So yes, this is a purely promotional article placed in an attempt to attract coverage from influencers/media with a meaningful amount of followers.
  - qzw 4y ago
    Are you implying someone who would write fake reviews for his own products under fake names might also write fake blog posts about himself under fake names?! I for one, believe it was entirely written by a 100%, genuine friend of Qasim. A guy named GPT-3.
  - PragmaticPulp 4y ago
    > This is Mujavid Bukhari's only article on a Substack account established yesterday. Good catch. Out of curiosity I looked up his LinkedIn profile. He puts "previously at Google" in his headline, but when you look at the dates he was only employed by Google for a few months. I think we're seeing an obvious case of "reputation hacking" with both of these people.

by jawns 4y ago

This is impressive, but the tactics he used along the way range from meh (eBay arbitrage) to pretty sleazy (posting fake positive reviews, using bots to spam comment sections).

neilv 4y ago

At least they pivoted into a career space where people aren't surprised by unethical behavior, rather than become a doctor.

iafiaf 4y ago

dang 4y ago
We ban accounts that post like this. I'm not going to ban you right now because you've also posted good things. But please don't do this again. (Also, please make sure not to cross into personal attack generally. You did it in at least one other case as well, and that's the kind of thing we're trying to avoid here.) https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- bloqs 4y ago
  I must say the tone of the reply feels ironic and well natured, but perhaps that doesn't save it.
Velc 4y ago

amelius 4y ago

I wonder why he doesn't use the GPT-3 to run a content farm. He sounds like the guy for it.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

From the article: > Qasim's guerilla marketing tactics kicked in. He wrote hilarious reviews about the game and posted them on different subreddits. One post went viral and his downloads skyrocketed to 10,000. This article itself is also likely an extension of the author's self-promotion tactics. It's not uncommon for first-time startup sellers to do a self-promotion tour through blogs, podcasts, and other outlets where they try to shape their online reputation. This is basically table stakes for someone getting ready to fundraise a new startup on their past reputation. I worked for one startup that basically fizzled out and was sold off at fire sale prices to a competitor. That didn't stop the founder from building his entire online persona around successfully building and selling a startup. Take these articles with a grain of salt.

CharlesW 4y ago
> This article itself is also likely an extension of the author's self-promotion tactics. • This is Mujavid Bukhari's only article on a Substack account established yesterday. • Mujavid Bukhari's Twitter account has tweeted only 23 times since 2020, and just twice this year — starting yesterday, with both tweets being about Qasim Munye. So yes, this is a purely promotional article placed in an attempt to attract coverage from influencers/media with a meaningful amount of followers.
- qzw 4y ago
  Are you implying someone who would write fake reviews for his own products under fake names might also write fake blog posts about himself under fake names?! I for one, believe it was entirely written by a 100%, genuine friend of Qasim. A guy named GPT-3.
- PragmaticPulp 4y ago
  > This is Mujavid Bukhari's only article on a Substack account established yesterday. Good catch. Out of curiosity I looked up his LinkedIn profile. He puts "previously at Google" in his headline, but when you look at the dates he was only employed by Google for a few months. I think we're seeing an obvious case of "reputation hacking" with both of these people.