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Re:Building an app does not make you a startup by jeremyarussell on Thursday August 16, 2012 @12:15PM (#4392035)
why else write one? -- To provide helpful informative information and/or a neatly compiled opinion that has hopefully been well thought out, going into detail as to why things are or why the author thinks this. Even to rant about things.

Promoting a business doesn't really belong in an article that starts out philosophical. (hence the jarring sensation.)

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Re:Building an app does not make you a startup by larrys on Thursday August 16, 2012 @12:23PM (#4392087)
Parent: "There's nothing wrong with promoting your business in a blog post --- why else write one?"

You: "why else write one? -- To provide helpful informative information"

And to promote yourself of course. Which is good for business. Even if that is not your intention.

While many people prefer to comment anonymously on HN anecdotally I'm not aware of many bloggers that blog that way. (Even Fake Steve Jobs came out of the closet eventually).

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Re:Building an app does not make you a startup by jeremyarussell on Thursday August 16, 2012 @12:49PM (#4392254)
There's nothing wrong with promoting yourself, just makes more sense to keep philosophy in a separate blog than your advertising. I was just answering the why else portion.

Edit: Grammar

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