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There's something about 500.co and it's members which makes me think of them as a totally different cult, very closed group of people, arrogant and somehow not

There's something about 500.co and it's members which makes me think of them as a totally different cult, very closed group of people, arrogant and somehow not a very good feeling about them. It must be just me.

fredoliveira 14y ago
You might consider my opinion biased because I'm a part of the network, but everyone I've met in the 500 family has always been extremely nice.
cloudwalking 14y ago
Curious what gives you this opinion? I've had nothing but good experiences with 500 Startups members.
batgaijin 14y ago
Well I know I'm not getting this YC tattoo removed anytime soon.
friendstock 14y ago
My experience is that 500 Startups people are friendly and down-to-earth. Not sure why you don't have a good impression, and hope that you can get a chance to meet more people from 500S and change your opinion. Disclosure: my startup was part of the 500S accelerator in 2011.
solenda 14y ago
I like all the people in 500S, both the organizers as well as the participants. But I associate the brand with "unintelligent". It's like for the people who didn't quite make it or something.
PakG1 14y ago
I saw a live stream of 500s presentations. There was a guy who couldn't stop swearing. I have nothing against swearing if there's good reason for it (eg. someone's really truly upset and needs to communicate how upset they are), but for a pitch to outsiders? It really bugged me. I guess for similar reasons, I love HN because it is really civil compared to other forums on the web; many other places (excluding quora), the trolls seem to run wild. I don't want to think all 500s participants are like that, but it rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed childish, like, "I'm cool because I can swear, check me out!" I don't think I should let it colour the way I think about all 500s participants, but for some reason, it's a permanent link in my mind whenever 500s is brought up.
- davidw 14y ago
  They seem like they're actually a pretty good outfit, but Dave McClure is known for communications chock full of explitives. I don't have problems with those words - they're pretty effective when used in the right way - but they kind of lose their meaning when used in those quantities. Seems like sort of a minor detail though if they do a good job otherwise.

fredoliveira 14y ago

You might consider my opinion biased because I'm a part of the network, but everyone I've met in the 500 family has always been extremely nice.

cloudwalking 14y ago

Curious what gives you this opinion? I've had nothing but good experiences with 500 Startups members.

batgaijin 14y ago

Well I know I'm not getting this YC tattoo removed anytime soon.

friendstock 14y ago

My experience is that 500 Startups people are friendly and down-to-earth. Not sure why you don't have a good impression, and hope that you can get a chance to meet more people from 500S and change your opinion. Disclosure: my startup was part of the 500S accelerator in 2011.

solenda 14y ago

I like all the people in 500S, both the organizers as well as the participants. But I associate the brand with "unintelligent". It's like for the people who didn't quite make it or something.

PakG1 14y ago

I saw a live stream of 500s presentations. There was a guy who couldn't stop swearing. I have nothing against swearing if there's good reason for it (eg. someone's really truly upset and needs to communicate how upset they are), but for a pitch to outsiders? It really bugged me. I guess for similar reasons, I love HN because it is really civil compared to other forums on the web; many other places (excluding quora), the trolls seem to run wild. I don't want to think all 500s participants are like that, but it rubbed me the wrong way. It seemed childish, like, "I'm cool because I can swear, check me out!" I don't think I should let it colour the way I think about all 500s participants, but for some reason, it's a permanent link in my mind whenever 500s is brought up.

davidw 14y ago
They seem like they're actually a pretty good outfit, but Dave McClure is known for communications chock full of explitives. I don't have problems with those words - they're pretty effective when used in the right way - but they kind of lose their meaning when used in those quantities. Seems like sort of a minor detail though if they do a good job otherwise.