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Is it not obvious to anyone else that Clinkle was secretly funded and supported by Stanford haters specifically to humiliate that university? There is no other

Is it not obvious to anyone else that Clinkle was secretly funded and supported by Stanford haters specifically to humiliate that university? There is no other explanation. Clinkle's not worth taking seriously in any context, and its existence does not establish anything, much less "the end of Stanford".

dkuntz2 13y ago
Can someone explain the appeal of Clinkle to me? I've tried to understand it, but even one of their marketers couldn't explain to me how it was better than carrying your wallet around.
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- jff 13y ago
  I know nothing about Clinkle, but I think it's a great word for the act of passing a kidney stone.
  - dkuntz2 13y ago
    That seems to be about as useful as they are so far as I can determine. And I've talked to a member of their team.
VLM 13y ago
Two of my better startup ideas are a Sokal Affair style hoax to get free PR, and the other is an elaborate mockumentary about startups. The startup mockumentary idea could make someone a lot of money. If "virtual wallet attempt #21441" isn't pivoted into a mockumentary, they are missing a golden financial opportunity. I'm not sure what would be a better movie topic, perhaps kitty litter delivery over the internet? This does have certain implications for the movie idea because buying the rights to one of the numerous failed virtual wallet dotcoms might be the simplest way to get the intellectual property for the movie. I'm not kidding about this. A hoax / mockumentary combo in startup-ville could be a serious moneymaker of a movie. I could see it pitched as a light summer comedy. Someone's going to do this sooner or later... best hurry up.