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Re:How Not To Promote Your New Startup by jprattx on Saturday January 02, 2010 @06:36AM (#1027108)
I have three phrases for Y Combinator blog commenters:

BENCH WARMERS.

TROLLS.

LOSERS WHO HAVE NEVER TAKEN RISKS IN THEIR LIVES OR OPENED THEMSELVES TO PUBLIC OR PERSONAL ATTACK.

- John Pratt (yes, it's me)

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Re:How Not To Promote Your New Startup by etfb on Saturday January 02, 2010 @07:58AM (#1027154)
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism -- the phenomenon is real!

Seriously, you need to cut out the coffee, stat.

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Re:How Not To Promote Your New Startup by austinshea on Saturday January 02, 2010 @07:53AM (#1027151)
"You can also hire me to teach you how to build your self-confidence as a standup guy." http://pdxcell.com
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Re:How Not To Promote Your New Startup by seanpercival on Saturday January 02, 2010 @05:01PM (#1027736)
More coverage of this at http://lalawag.com/great-moments-in-google-groups-with-john-...

with some unpublished emails from the original Google group

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Re:How Not To Promote Your New Startup by Klondike on Saturday January 02, 2010 @09:52PM (#1028107)
Again, probably not the guy. This account was just made.
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