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A CEO's job is not to avoid conflict. In fact, I think it is probably quite the opposite. The startups that avoid conflict are usually full of yes men and the
by dmor 14y ago
A CEO's job is not to avoid conflict. In fact, I think it is probably quite the opposite. The startups that avoid conflict are usually full of yes men and they usually end up dead, from my experience. Writing this post was probably 10x more helpful to BetaPunch than anything else I could have done, although they seem so belligerent and willfully ignorant of their mistake that I am not sure it will have any impact.
- Skywing 14y agoJust some advice. It's not about "not being a yes man". It's about just laying low. There's no reason not to, and all you've done with your responses is make me want to avoid whatever you do, as well. No good can come from this type of crap.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago>all you've done with your responses is make me want to avoid whatever you do I guess you're going to avoid me for wanting to have a dialog about this. But you're right, only your opinion is valid, everyone is equally guilty and no one is allowed to dispute it, else they fear the wrath of Skywing avoiding them.
- TallboyOne 14y agoI know HN is fairly serious replies, but your last sentence made me laugh out loud really hard.
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoThere's nothing to be gained from following him around and badgering him because he won't talk to you. You're stooping to his level, which is satisfyingly ironic given the topic. He disengaged you pretty unabashedly, so do the rest of us a favor and stop beating him up over something mindlessly stupid. It reflects more on you than him. Remember how I called you a troll in the past? Bingo.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoI was wondering if I knew the rest of your username. Nice of you to continue to stalk and harass me and call me names. I made two whole comments in this thread (I didn't even realize they were the same person until you said something. I don't keep a black book of users to berate as you do). You just saw an opportunity to harass me some more. Leave me alone. For the third or fourth time. Maybe you wouldn't need so many accounts. You literally contributed nothing except for to try to harass me more. How childish can you continue to be? Your little episode was like 7 months ago before you rage quit HN, it's time to let it go and get over your petty grudge, jsprinkles.
- natrius 14y agoI'm assuming this whole thread is performance art to tie in with the whole "don't take grudges public" point.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoI have no way of contacting him out of band and he follows me around calling me names about something that upset him months ago. I guess I should be turn the cheek and ignore him.
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoYou know my identity but not my e-mail? jed@jedsmith.org. Fire away. I'm realizing I might regret this, but if you want to contact me out of band, I'm offering the opportunity. I also don't expect that you will.
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoWait, you didn't realize it was the same person, but you said "I guess you're going to avoid me" since he didn't bite at your first confrontation? That doesn't add up. I don't follow you around. Don't flatter yourself. You just contribute to a lot of threads (I'm hesitant to use the word contribute in this case). I didn't even realize I was replying to you until the end, when I added the last two sentences, and I would have said the same thing up until then to anybody. You have a bit of a victim complex. I wasn't even harassing you.