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Startup School 2013 - Facebook's Group

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69 pointsChrisCinelli17 comments

How do we get around the signup wall? The site looks pretty shady and I don't want to give it my personal information.

Facebook looks shady?

It's a trolling comment ;-)

There are already 200+ people on the group that are coordinate rides from airport to the venue, submitting their twitter handles, sharing Linkedin's profiles etc.

I thought that this comment: https://www.facebook.com/groups/705664592796188/permalink/70... was most enlightening as to why this item was here.

Amusingly self-referential.

To be fair it's probably only a matter of time before this post is killed, but that's alright. Let it ride the wave while it may.

Yes, "upvote so other people can become aware of the group and join". Isn't having a place where people can coordinate rides, get to know each other before Startup School a useful thing for everybody?

I did not create the group but I really think that it can actually add value. If you think that is unfair that I get karma points because I posted this, feel free to create your own link to the group and I will upvote it. I am not interested in points, I am interested in creating value for the participants to Startup School.

Unfortunately HN ranking algorithm makes difficult to create a place like a group or a forum that stick otherwise the initial post here about Startup School would have been enough.

Sorry, my tone my not have across very well over the internet.

I have no objection to this submission (and if it is useful for others, more the better). I merely thought it was amusing to read a detailed description of how to get something to the front page on HN, after following a link to a FB group from HN.

Best of luck with the group, everyone!

And the Twitter list of attendees for anyone interested: https://twitter.com/AustenjAllred/lists/startup-school-2013

Ahh.... I was wondering where all my new Twitter followers were coming from.

How do I get added to the list / where are you pulling the data from? Can you add me? @borski

I'm adding from 1. the facebook group 2. anyone that tweets that they're going to startup school 3. from here (now). You're both added.

I'd love to be added as well @iAmChrisTruman

Does anyone know if there is a pre-reception party this year as well?

yes, but I think you need invitation

Last year, I met a girl at the after party that was invited to the pre-reception thinking that everybody was invited. She did not have an idea and she was not a technical person. I am not sure what is the criteria for being invited to this pre-reception...

I was invited last time and I don't know on what basis I got the invitation. I was just curious if anyone got the invitation for that reception party as of yet

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