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If the other person is smart they will:

Get your shares for free or cheap

or

Start over and own the entire thing

"are at least more tenacious"

Well, this is true. Compare the average self made billionare to others and yes - they are more tenacious.

But that's obvious.

Yeah...I'm thinking you guys need to start spending on some advertising.

Why would you not want to contribute to their revenue?

We do not make money from reselling people's email.

The history channel show (men who built america), the book, a few podcasts with the book's author, and a few clips from youtube from the history channel and biography channel.

"Still, it’s important to the way Silicon Valley works that such behavior not be tolerated."

Who are you to say what is or is not tolerated in SV?

Sam, you and YC seem like good people, but language like that makes me not want to be your fans.

It sounds very elitist.

"H/T" is this newspeak for "hat tip"

I don't think analysis means what you think it means.

Don't act like you're not impressed.

Please do not mock my analysis.

What a baller.

yes - Polyvore had massive fanbase north of 25m monthly users

Ya - I think #1 is crap. If it gets upvoted then let it stay. Let the people decide what they want - not one person. IF that's the case, just get rid of upvoting completely and make this all about the mods.

HN is equally rigged. The mods regularly change headlines, remove posts, and allow YC companies to post on the front page.

Love it.

I enjoy reading books like The Art of War and the Prince, so I decided to show people how Trump is using similar tactics.

no

True - but unfortunately he/she cannot be confirmed.

The picture of the three women is amazing.

It sounds like you're blaming others for your failure. Perhaps that attitude is why you didn't get in.

As an entrepreneur, it's always your fault. Stop blaming others.

ha!

Right - but Business Insider, unlike a the "really worthy startups," don't actually provide a lot of value to the world.

BI did.