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14 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
My opinion of them:

http://www.music-piracy.com/?p=220
andre's avatar
14 years ago
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andre
You're on Hacker News

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385734
bluet's avatar
14 years ago
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bluet
And you submitted the story yourself.
nny's avatar
14 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
I did

That list pisses me off with it's stupid "ZOMG HOW DO I GET ROI FROM MY KILLER APPS FUND ME PLZ"
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14 years ago
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nestor
friend of mine worked for a big canadian VC fund.

now, canadian VCs are really, really backwater - all ex-bankers, with no appetite for risk or bleeding edge tech like american VCs. still, he said VCs are total sleazebags and he quit, he's now an investment banker.
nny's avatar
14 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
Yeah I have been utterly underwhelmed by every vc i've ever met. And consequence of being in NY tech scene is dealing with them constantly. They are the otaku of tech.