I'm sure this was just a talent acquisition. As far as I can tell, HumbledMBA wasn't doing very well. I think I remember seeing an article on VentureBeat saying they had -3 daily active users.
Who are you and what have you done with Paul Graham?
I don't mean to be that guy, but you are not really adding anything to the discussion.
Yeah, seriously, talk about Eternal September. ;)
Lately, whenever a startup is acquired, there have been haters that pop up on HN to say "That was actually a failure! A mere talent acquisition!" Even if the company sold for tens of millions of dollars and had millions of users. Usually, some irrelevant and dubiously sourced metrics are included, to demonstrate just how much of a "failure" the commenter thinks the founders are.
I think that's what pg is referencing.
It rarely pays to be pedantic when parody is involved. If you want to get really nit picky are you really adding anything to a jest by imposing forum rules?
I was going to hate on the parody, but you got the man himself supporting your jokes, so how can I hate on that :) Congrats on everything so far with 42floors. Excited to see where you take it.