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Re:Sean Parker's Airtime deflates by dictum on Thursday August 02, 2012 @06:10PM (#4331317)
Wes Anderson meets The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.

Actually this ad highlights a problem in how startups see their users: most people aren't millionaire jet-setters like Sean Parker. They don't have amazing stories to tell to strangers. Their stories aren't movie material. Most social interaction is small talk, and small talk over a webcam isn't something you'll want to do more than once or twice.

There's a disconnect between what startups think people do, and what people actually do.

Re:Sean Parker's Airtime deflates by drumdance on Thursday August 02, 2012 @06:16PM (#4331342)
The art of small talk is not easy. Maybe they should offer lessons.