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Edit: deleted comment I replied to was saying two of the judges were investors in the company. Wow really? If that is the case how can they not have received

by hartror 14y ago

Edit: deleted comment I replied to was saying two of the judges were investors in the company. Wow really? If that is the case how can they not have received favorable treatment? Even with the best of intentions those judges must be intimate with every aspect of the business and would be unable to separate that knowledge from what the other judges are basing their decisions on. I know the TC bias bashing is a bit of a meme here on HN but is hard to get away from when things like this crop up.

rdl 14y ago
Those two investors were investors in many of the entrants and finalists.
pbreit 14y ago
Funding announcement[1] includes SV Angel (David Lee) and CrunchFund (Mike Arrington). Not sure the best way to handle this when you're trying to get the best judges and most promising startups. But it does smell. 1: http://www.pehub.com/165503/do-publish/ http://www.pehub.com/165503/do-publish/
- ry0ohki 14y ago
  No surprise, CrunchFund was also a funder in Shaker before it won last year.