My Startup Failed. Fuck.

Re:My Startup Failed. Fuck. by k__ on Friday April 12, 2013 @03:51AM (#5537173)

I never been on such a website, but doesn't this make people angry? Or is the trick to do it also withe fake product and company name, so that you know it would work, but noone can hate you afterwards for lie to him?

Kickstarter seems like a better approach, since everyone KNOWS there is no product to buy.

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Re:My Startup Failed. Fuck. by Kequc on Friday April 12, 2013 @04:19AM (#5537246)

I can't imagine being anything other than angry after filling out a payment form and then being told that there was no reason to have done that. On a new web application?

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Re:My Startup Failed. Fuck. by dhimes on Friday April 12, 2013 @08:15AM (#5537976)

Although I consider the practice unethical, the other side would (does) argue: "Who cares? You are trying to get 20,000 customers and you pissed off 100 to get there."

I still can't bring myself to do it, though.

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Re:My Startup Failed. Fuck. by Kequc on Friday April 12, 2013 @09:28AM (#5538299)

You wouldn't really have any customers if you weren't accepting payments though, it would be more like you pissed off all of your potential customers just for a bit of market data.

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Re:My Startup Failed. Fuck. by ihaveajob on Friday April 12, 2013 @04:38PM (#5540851)

This is advice Tim Ferriss actually gives in his first book. I generally agree with your sentiment.

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