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Hardly. Strongly disagree if that is the vibe you took from the article. It just reinforces the: "tough guys win, nice guys lose" mentality. (Albeit, the orig
by chrisacky 15y ago
Hardly. Strongly disagree if that is the vibe you took from the article.
It just reinforces the:
"tough guys win, nice guys lose" mentality. (Albeit, the original poster didn't exactly lose).
People who try and juggernaut their way often possess traits which might allow them to steamroll through certain personalities. This BS pitch clearly didn't work on the OP, and at that point, that was all it was a BS pitch. But it clearly worked on other people.
- karamazov 15y agoI think the whole point is it might not be BS any more; the guy was selling smoke initially, but is now running a valuable business.
- jonathanwallace 15y agoOr, "don't judge a book by its cover?"
- felipemnoa 15y ago"But the thing that people forget sometimes, is that even though appearances can be misleading, they're usually not." Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality
- nathanlustig1 15y agoIts clearly not BS anymore, Chegg is an incredible business now thats providing a great service. They pivoted both in business model and likely in business tactics.