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I kept asking the editor if it was a funny enough ending. Sorry it fell flat!

I was hoping to end with something a bit silly but that people could relate to. Who hasn't announced big news on Facebook before?

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I found it more honest than funny, but definitely not weird.

A question i have now : now that you've made a company "for the cash and glory", are you going to make a company that truely interests you ?

I'm not saying you can't find interesting things in online advertising company, as i've been in one myself. But every day i spent in that company, i kept asking myself "is this really what i want to do with my skills ? Help selling credit purchase to poor people searching for "debt" on google ?"

I had the same reaction. The entire article was pretty interesting but ending sort of took the wind out of it and made you seem really superficial, as if your goal was to now brag to all your friends. Oh well, who cares what we think, you're a millionaire!

It runs the risk of sounding conceited rather than funny. It almost came across to me that way, but not quite (I could see the attempt at humour). You're not coming across that way here, just so you know.

I thought it was fine. Facebook is how we announce stuff these days. Your story made clear that people really responded to it, and congratulated you off Facebook.

I found it amusing! Congrats on the sale. Sounds like a painful process and it's interesting to read about what's involved.

So people that really know you 'get' the joke, as do the people on HN with a little bit of prompting. The wider audience aren't to know. That is positively Shakespearean - a joke that goes over the head of some but not all.

A lot has been written on this thread about DD - something I did not know about before. So you have written a great inspirational story, shared something new and sparked debate. Well done and good luck with your next venture!

I recently announced on FB that I was finally quitting my dayjob double life to go full-time on my startup, and my friends were amazingly supportive. They've probably gotten tired of listening to me whine for a year about how hard my double life is. :)

If we exit I plan on telling as few people as possible, why did you want to directly announce to a bunch of people that you now have more money than them?

I want to know what you actually posted on Facebook now!

felt genuine and authentic. congrats and enjoy the success!

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