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Re:Ask YC: Why do you think Pownce failed? by trapper on Tuesday December 02, 2008 @12:45AM (#382685)
google define:fail disagrees with you.

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be unsuccessful

disappoint

fall short in what is expected

Failure (or flop) in general refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective

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Re:Ask YC: Why do you think Pownce failed? by iloveyouocean on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @11:05AM (#384439)
Guys, this doesn't have to be a binary decision.

There are degrees of failure and success.

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Re:Ask YC: Why do you think Pownce failed? by trapper on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @09:05PM (#385170)
Goal: beat twitter. Outcome: fail.

You can change the goal post-outcome, but it doesn't change what really happened.

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