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Re:Becoming A Pop Star With Zero Experience by wslh on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @08:30AM (#5485589)
> Notoriety and because he can? Same reasons many hackers do what they do.

The difference is: if you are building a company you must sustain it in the medium/long term. Zynga/Groupon were hits but see where they are now.

I see this as a way to act if you are a company like Color, only thinking on an acquisition.

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Re:Becoming A Pop Star With Zero Experience by laumars on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @12:04PM (#5486917)
You're talking about entrepreneurs not hackers. While there's obviously room for overlap, this particular guy doesn't fall within the intersection between the two subsections of our social Venn diagram.
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