tragicjordan

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by tragicjordan 8y ago
You don't see the difference in value between someone who has built a company that's making nearly $200k a year vs someone who hasn't? In that case, we fundamentally disagree, and this discussion is fruitless.
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
Yeah, I suppose it's a fair point that if anyone's going to moderate this properly it's you guys. Don't mind my negative commentary - I know this was a difficult day for you, and I appreciate the hard decisions that need
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
Having $15k MRR means you actually are a company. What value am I going to get from people who haven't even gotten to that point yet? It's a pretty good barometer for success - 99% of founders don't get to that point.
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
Bingo.
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
I get that, but there was still some form of vetting - enough to disqualify 2/3 of candidates. I'm not making a big deal out of it. Quite the contrary - I don't care about Startup School anymore, whereas I did before. Note to
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
How valuable can a forum with 15,000 companies (most of which are bad) spamming their services ever offer any real value? If you're lucky to have a good group you might find value, otherwise it's going to be pointless. I'd en
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by tragicjordan 8y ago
Agreed. I was excited by the prospect of being a part of a network of other vetted founders. If they're letting literally anyone in, it's no more useful than every other founders mastermind group on FB. Huge misfire by YC. Startup