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Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by icey on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @07:22PM (#2707789)
If you're looking for a suggestion of things to do, I can tell you something that the posters of the original ad didn't do that rubs me the wrong way: Respond to people who have emailed you, even if it's just to say "hey we got your email".

I emailed the company from the original ad because we may have been a great fit (seemed great on paper at least), but heard nothing back at all. Who knows if they put a typo in their throwaway email address, or just don't care; but to me it says a lot about how people run their business.

I know it certainly killed my interest in whatever they were working on.

Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by kinkora on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @10:29PM (#2708185)
That is actually an excellent suggestion. Would you have mind if it was an automated canned response?
Re:Ask HN: Why is this 131-point posting critical of a YC jo... by icey on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @11:16PM (#2708278)
Honestly, I think any kind of response is better than no response. If anything just to verify that the email got where it was meant to go.