I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea

Re:I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea by robocat on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:33PM (#25827503)

HN guidelines: “Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.”.

I would presume that sentence is a quickly typed paraphrase. If you presume they are a competent salesperson, you can also presume that they say it less antagonistically in real life. Edit: Or perhaps they have found that antagonism is the most profitable solution for the business to turn around a “no” answer.

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Re:I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea by na85 on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:38PM (#25827552)

>HN guidelines

The comment to which I'm responding explicitly argues that the phrase, verbatim, is a good sales tactic.

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Re:I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea by fsckboy on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @02:01PM (#25837254)

you referred to the caller as a sales punk before he uttered the phrase, exposing your attitude. Just because you are biased against sales people and also have a thin skin when it comes to the slightest challenge in a question does not mean that the product would not be beneficial and worth it to you if you had a more open mind, nor does it mean that the sales technique on average is a failure.

i.e. when I read your comment it struck me as much more revealing about you than about the salesman, his technique, or his product.

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Re:I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea by jack_pp on Monday January 18, 2021 @06:23PM (#25827979)

People have argued that the tone and context in which it is being said will influence effectiveness. Verbatim has nothing to do with it but you keep ignoring that point.

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