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Just my guess. You were sorta putting your situation on a par with investors missing out on investing in the early stages of a company now worth $24bn. That is

Just my guess. You were sorta putting your situation on a par with investors missing out on investing in the early stages of a company now worth $24bn. That is to say, them not paying attention to you is equivalent to missing out on an absolutely mind boggling amazing opportunity (in hindsight). Now, you might truly be as awesome as that but people tend to vote down comments where people are blowing their own trumpets, for better or worse.

simonebrunozzi 11y ago
And what about this sentence then? "Note that I cannot claim I became the big success that AirBnB has after these “rejections”"
- MichaelGG 11y ago
  Why do you think they owe you a response? Your comment sorta sounds like you think you're something special, maybe that's why people downvoted?
  - simonebrunozzi 11y ago
    Thanks. I think what you say makes sense, as far as how my comment might be perceived.
  - pbreit 11y ago
    Also, it was an ice cold intro whereas the investor intros were warm.
- ectoplasm 11y ago
  The problem is you've addressed your post to Brian, complaining about the fact that you cold-emailed him in 2012 about a job opportunity and never heard back. First, the advice from the article would be to keep trying and not get discouraged, so his non-response is not in any way hypocritical. Second, if you really wanted the job, what were you doing sending an email anyway? Go and talk to the man and take it as far as sleeping outside his door so you can pounce on him if he absolutely won't respond to you. I believe that some persistent phone calls would have at least gotten you coffee. So, you've got some hurt feelings (this is understandable, nobody likes being ignored), your post sounds a bit like sour grapes, it's only tangentially related to the article, and that's probably why people downvoted you. What's the point of trying to embarrass the guy here? It just looks bad for you, I would just delete everything honestly.
  - simonebrunozzi 11y ago
    You got a point. I actually tried with him, with Joe, and with the recruiter - multiple times. I didn't insist as much as you suggest, perhaps due to the fact that my Visa back then (L1) didn't allow me to work for them in the US, and my green card was still several months away.
    - ectoplasm 11y ago
      It sounds like a frustrating situation. If you still want a position, keep on trying to get through to them. Worst case you get to a definitive no and then you can drop it.
asveikau 11y ago
Seems like an ugly, passive aggressive trash talk of Simone. The whole point is that they don't know what value he can bring. I hope he does something totally awesome just to show this comment up. :P
- petercooper 11y ago
  Your inference is incorrect. I don't know them and have no reason to judge them. They said "I'm honestly curious on why [the comment was downvoted]". I conjectured the original heavily downvoted comment may have been interpreted as boastful through comparison of a personal situation to AirBnB's and that's why people may have voted it down. I received 17 upvotes for this speculation which may (or may not) support my hunch. May Simone, and everyone, do "something awesome." But not merely, as you, passive aggressively (and quite needlessly) conclude, to "show" anything up.
  - asveikau 11y ago
    I was not passive aggressive. I call that actively aggressive. Because you were using vague indirect statements to say that this guy is worthless. I openly described it as such. I don't know Simone either, but I'd say there's a fair chance he can contribute more than some illegal hotel scheme. I was pretty disgusted that you value this hype above a human being, and I don't care what 17 other similarly amoral individuals may have said.
    - petercooper 11y ago
      Because you were using vague indirect statements to say that this guy is worthless. No, I didn't. The nature of being "vague" or "indirect" means it's impossible to accurately determine an objective meaning. Thus, any conclusion is conjecture.

simonebrunozzi 11y ago

And what about this sentence then? "Note that I cannot claim I became the big success that AirBnB has after these “rejections”"

MichaelGG 11y ago
Why do you think they owe you a response? Your comment sorta sounds like you think you're something special, maybe that's why people downvoted?
- simonebrunozzi 11y ago
  Thanks. I think what you say makes sense, as far as how my comment might be perceived.
- pbreit 11y ago
  Also, it was an ice cold intro whereas the investor intros were warm.
ectoplasm 11y ago
The problem is you've addressed your post to Brian, complaining about the fact that you cold-emailed him in 2012 about a job opportunity and never heard back. First, the advice from the article would be to keep trying and not get discouraged, so his non-response is not in any way hypocritical. Second, if you really wanted the job, what were you doing sending an email anyway? Go and talk to the man and take it as far as sleeping outside his door so you can pounce on him if he absolutely won't respond to you. I believe that some persistent phone calls would have at least gotten you coffee. So, you've got some hurt feelings (this is understandable, nobody likes being ignored), your post sounds a bit like sour grapes, it's only tangentially related to the article, and that's probably why people downvoted you. What's the point of trying to embarrass the guy here? It just looks bad for you, I would just delete everything honestly.
- simonebrunozzi 11y ago
  You got a point. I actually tried with him, with Joe, and with the recruiter - multiple times. I didn't insist as much as you suggest, perhaps due to the fact that my Visa back then (L1) didn't allow me to work for them in the US, and my green card was still several months away.
  - ectoplasm 11y ago
    It sounds like a frustrating situation. If you still want a position, keep on trying to get through to them. Worst case you get to a definitive no and then you can drop it.

asveikau 11y ago

Seems like an ugly, passive aggressive trash talk of Simone. The whole point is that they don't know what value he can bring. I hope he does something totally awesome just to show this comment up. :P

petercooper 11y ago
Your inference is incorrect. I don't know them and have no reason to judge them. They said "I'm honestly curious on why [the comment was downvoted]". I conjectured the original heavily downvoted comment may have been interpreted as boastful through comparison of a personal situation to AirBnB's and that's why people may have voted it down. I received 17 upvotes for this speculation which may (or may not) support my hunch. May Simone, and everyone, do "something awesome." But not merely, as you, passive aggressively (and quite needlessly) conclude, to "show" anything up.
- asveikau 11y ago
  I was not passive aggressive. I call that actively aggressive. Because you were using vague indirect statements to say that this guy is worthless. I openly described it as such. I don't know Simone either, but I'd say there's a fair chance he can contribute more than some illegal hotel scheme. I was pretty disgusted that you value this hype above a human being, and I don't care what 17 other similarly amoral individuals may have said.
  - petercooper 11y ago
    Because you were using vague indirect statements to say that this guy is worthless. No, I didn't. The nature of being "vague" or "indirect" means it's impossible to accurately determine an objective meaning. Thus, any conclusion is conjecture.