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nl | karma 29762 | avg karma 2.49 · 2024-05-03 01:01:53

> just released a kind of crappy messaging app that flopped.

I don't think releasing a messaging app that flops is bad? If getting a messaging app to succeed was easy then there would be more successes at it.

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IncreasePosts | karma 1789 | avg karma 2.4 · 2024-05-03 01:06:32

Hell, google has released about 30 and 33 have failed

hobobaggins | karma 369 | avg karma 2.64 · 2024-05-03 01:19:37

I just re-read your post and caught it - thank you, made my evening!

drewcoo | karma 3341 | avg karma 1.1 · 2024-05-03 04:49:29

> I don't think releasing a messaging app that flops is bad?

For an exec, it's a "learning experience." Most startups fail. Take the VC cash, fail, and "learn" on their dime.

For any employee, it's s short stint to list on a resume that will make them less attractive to recruiters for the rest of their careers. "Why were you only at FooBarCorp for Baz months?" (Oh, wonderful - how do I explain without throwing anyone under the bus?)

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nl | karma 29762 | avg karma 2.49 · 2024-05-03 13:36:32

> For any employee, it's s short stint to list on a resume that will make them less attractive to recruiters for the rest of their careers.

If you can't make the story about working on Navel's messaging app a win for your career then your resume is probably going to have other problems.

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