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Re:Startups fighting over the word 'zen' by lotsofmangos on Friday December 19, 2014 @05:14PM (#8774844)
"For Zendesk, ideas associated with zen are now deeply ingrained in the company’s culture and branding. The company mascot is a Laughing Buddha, dubbed “The Mentor,” who wears a telephone headset."

They should be very careful doing business in several Buddhist countries with that as their mascot. In a lot of places it would go down about as well as a tech support business called YahwehDesk, promoted with a picture of Jesus in a call center.

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Re:Startups fighting over the word 'zen' by prawn on Friday December 19, 2014 @06:00PM (#8775059)
Three men (one New Zealander, two locals) have recently been arrested and face trial in Myanmar after promoting their bar with a poster featuring Buddha with headphones:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/13...

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Re:Startups fighting over the word 'zen' by gohrt on Friday December 19, 2014 @05:39PM (#8774980)
s/ideas associated with zen/tacky cultural affectations/
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Re:Startups fighting over the word 'zen' by photex on Friday December 19, 2014 @05:38PM (#8774979)
This is my first thought every time I see a Buddha used as a charming icon for something.
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