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Re:Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you learn? by tim333 on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @06:23AM (#18013982)
I find sarcastic positivity often is good eg. "that's a really great idea - you should be president." Let's you take the piss and often they think you're being serious.
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Re:Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you learn? by beaconstudios on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @10:32AM (#18015638)
or just be professional and divert the topic to something else so you don't have to give an opinion on craziness. The guy was probably just mouthing off anyway and responding literally isn't going to do anyone any favours.
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Re:Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you learn? by stretchwithme on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:06PM (#18017663)
Exactly.
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