blognation issue - olivier Starr letter and an intereting coment


	blognation issue - olivier Starr letter and an intereting coment

iliasben

12-12-2007 4:06 AM

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blogantion, owstarr, startup, lies, open letter

iliasben says:

it’s a sobering account for me of how *not* to act, ever. A reminder that what might seem to be white lies here and there - just trying to keep positive! - can build up and turn rotten. Optimism turns to spin turns to white lies turns to outright lies turns to full-on fraud.

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