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Re:They thought they were joining an accelerator – instead t... by nl on Thursday May 02, 2024 @09:01PM (#40242974)
> just released a kind of crappy messaging app that flopped.

I don't think releasing a messaging app that flops is bad? If getting a messaging app to succeed was easy then there would be more successes at it.

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Re:They thought they were joining an accelerator – instead t... by IncreasePosts on Thursday May 02, 2024 @09:06PM (#40242998)
Hell, google has released about 30 and 33 have failed
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Re:They thought they were joining an accelerator – instead t... by hobobaggins on Thursday May 02, 2024 @09:19PM (#40243062)
I just re-read your post and caught it - thank you, made my evening!
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Re:They thought they were joining an accelerator – instead t... by drewcoo on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:49AM (#40244157)
> I don't think releasing a messaging app that flops is bad?

For an exec, it's a "learning experience." Most startups fail. Take the VC cash, fail, and "learn" on their dime.

For any employee, it's s short stint to list on a resume that will make them less attractive to recruiters for the rest of their careers. "Why were you only at FooBarCorp for Baz months?" (Oh, wonderful - how do I explain without throwing anyone under the bus?)

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Re:They thought they were joining an accelerator – instead t... by nl on Friday May 03, 2024 @09:36AM (#40247516)
> For any employee, it's s short stint to list on a resume that will make them less attractive to recruiters for the rest of their careers.

If you can't make the story about working on Navel's messaging app a win for your career then your resume is probably going to have other problems.

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