How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on my couch

Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by corwinstephen on Saturday September 22, 2012 @05:18PM (#4559019)

Interesting story, though I think the title of this post could have been a lot more appropriate if he had stricken the word "how" and gone simply with "An investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on my couch." There's not much how here. Though I do agree, being kind and building karma is never a bad thing.

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by ZanderEarth32 on Saturday September 22, 2012 @05:39PM (#4559081)

Right, the headline is misleading, at least to me. Sleeping on someone's couch usually means said sleeper is having a rough time and needs a roof over their head. I assumed this story was about an investor who turned Joel down, then hit a rough patch and ended up needing to sleep on Joel's couch out of the necessity of shelter.

Still, a good story.

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by jdbradford on Sunday September 23, 2012 @04:51PM (#4561997)

LMAO. If I crashed on the couch, it is because I thoroughly enjoy meeting and hanging out with smart startup founders and hanging out with friends.

I can reassure you that having just returned from staying at the Intercontinental in Moscow with GOAP - I am not having a rough time.

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by ZanderEarth32 on Sunday September 23, 2012 @07:13PM (#4562457)

Glad to hear it!

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by manojranaweera on Sunday September 23, 2012 @05:37AM (#4560492)

I doubt Jon has hit a rough patch - perhaps more like, staying with a friendly tech entrepreneur whilst in town rather than spending another night in a hotel room

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by seka on Sunday September 23, 2012 @03:51PM (#4561838)

Right. Jon often lives on the road and spends a ridiculous amount of time helping startups and startup programs. Definitely a 'hard time' in terms of commitment (particularly if you ask his wife;) but far from hard times in the economic sense.

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Re:How an investor who turned me down ended up sleeping on m... by ZanderEarth32 on Sunday September 23, 2012 @01:01PM (#4561373)

Right, that isn't what I got from the title though.

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