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The website referenced in the post, FounderDating, is unusable, unfortunately. They got in trouble recently for using dark patterns to spam the linkedin contact
by integraton 13y ago
The website referenced in the post, FounderDating, is unusable, unfortunately. They got in trouble recently for using dark patterns to spam the linkedin contacts of potential users' references, and when called out on it the CEO tried to debate the use of the word "spam" when referring to their behavior:
http://ilikestuffblog.com/2013/04/26/do-you-want-to-spam-your-linkedin-contacts-and-be-humiliated-try-founderdating/ http://ilikestuffblog.com/2013/04/26/do-you-want-to-spam-you...
That you have to get approved and give references is also the biggest "f* you" to potential users. Why would any sensible person waste their references' time and goodwill with this nonsense?
Hopefully someone will make a worthwhile "founder dating" service that just lets users find others who want to work on something and gives them a way to make contact. Don't make users jump through hoops, and don't abuse users.
- Major_Grooves 13y agoyeah - did you read the blog post (mine) I linked to?: http://wannabevc.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/founderdating-nice-concept-dodgy-viral-mechanism/ http://wannabevc.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/founderdating-nice... Not good.