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Re:Any bad experiences with Y combinator? on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @01:58PM (#1808024)

I guess there are quite a few negative experiences. Esp those that were rejected by Y Combinator.

I think Y Combinator is over-rated- atleast now (I am attracting downvotes-Go ahead)

Their startups havent had really big exits, so far.Once they do,things might change.

Re:People who destroy entrepreneurial value are the scum of the earth on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @01:47PM (#1807993)

Would say, scum of the scum :-) Can you disclose the nationality of the guy who called you?

Re:Why isn't Facebook popular in Japan,Russia,China? on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @06:21AM (#1806676)

Thanks for sharing the information! Really weird- when I visit http://vkontakte.ru/ on Chrome, and translate it to English - The site says "Facebook - the most visited site in Russia and Ukraine."

Re:Why isn't Facebook popular in Japan,Russia,China? on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @06:12AM (#1806669)

Perhaps it's a coincidence.. This site is supposed to be one of China's popular social network http://renren.com/ ... And you just cant ignore the blue theme! Was just thinking out aloud, hoping to see what HN'ers had to say about Facebook's lack of popularity in those countries

Why isn't Facebook popular in Japan,Russia,China?

Posted by facebookChina on Tuesday October 19, 2010 @05:26AM
from the self-post dept.

Recently Zuckerberg said that was the case. Jut wanted to see what the HN community feels. User interface? Use-cases? Government interference? Net infrastructure?Culture? < I just made this observation - All these countries seem to LOVE the color Red. Just look at China's flag, japan's flag- and best of all- the former Soviet Union's flag.Perhaps there are almost invisible cultural...

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