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Agreed, this was pretty far from the "inside story" of Mt. Gox and was more just about Karpeles incompetence and personality faults. "seated, inexplicably, on

Agreed, this was pretty far from the "inside story" of Mt. Gox and was more just about Karpeles incompetence and personality faults. "seated, inexplicably, on top of a blue pilates ball" really irked me, because its not inexplicable. The guy probably has back or circulation problems, give him a break instead of giving him crap for every last detail of his life. There's more than enough to critique about the fact that he ran the largest bitcoin exchange into the ground.

wpietri 13y ago
I own a couple of those balls, and I still think it's inexplicable that he would sit for a Reuters TV interview on one. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLjlOw3TVc8#t=1m10s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLjlOw3TVc8#t=1m10s If you are trying to project that you are the CEO of a stable financial institution, having a lot of people say, "What the hell is he sitting on?" is not the best PR strategy.
- cma 13y ago
  Should I cancel my Google Wallet account? http://www.corechair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/google-exercise-ball1-300x300.jpg http://www.corechair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/google-ex...
  - wpietri 13y ago
    Actually, that's a great example of how to use those well for PR. When's that photo from, something like 2005? Before? Early on, Google did a great job of creating a young, hip, fun image. They wanted people to like them. Miracles and wonders, all from these slightly goofy Californian eggheads! But that's not the kind of image you want to create for a financial trading platform on which you want people to deposit lots of money and feel safe. You could go brilliant and edgy or respectable and serious. But goofy? Nope. I can't imagine he had a PR person there for the interview. Just another sign that he wasn't qualified to run a billion-dollar business.

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Agreed, this was pretty far from the "inside story" of Mt. Gox and was more just about Karpeles incompetence and personality faults. "seated, inexplicably, on

by natdempk 13y ago

wpietri 13y ago
I own a couple of those balls, and I still think it's inexplicable that he would sit for a Reuters TV interview on one. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLjlOw3TVc8#t=1m10s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLjlOw3TVc8#t=1m10s If you are trying to project that you are the CEO of a stable financial institution, having a lot of people say, "What the hell is he sitting on?" is not the best PR strategy.
- cma 13y ago
  Should I cancel my Google Wallet account? http://www.corechair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/google-exercise-ball1-300x300.jpg http://www.corechair.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/google-ex...
  - wpietri 13y ago
    Actually, that's a great example of how to use those well for PR. When's that photo from, something like 2005? Before? Early on, Google did a great job of creating a young, hip, fun image. They wanted people to like them. Miracles and wonders, all from these slightly goofy Californian eggheads! But that's not the kind of image you want to create for a financial trading platform on which you want people to deposit lots of money and feel safe. You could go brilliant and edgy or respectable and serious. But goofy? Nope. I can't imagine he had a PR person there for the interview. Just another sign that he wasn't qualified to run a billion-dollar business.