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It's not "spamming", it's Growth Hacking ™.

by railsdude 12y ago

pocketheyman 12y ago
I'm going to write a Grease monkey script to prevent the word "hacking" from ever being displayed on my screen.
- jacalata 12y ago
  what are you going to replace it with? "butt" is already taken and wouldn't fit grammatically anyway. [https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt]
  - philsnow 12y ago
    s/Hacking/Jacking/g
  - lalos 12y ago
    hack -> buzz, hacking -> buzzing
  - Fuzzwah 12y ago
    s/hacking/licking/g would be my pick
    - prawn 12y ago
      Snacking? Growth snacking? Snacking on some code?
  - reinhardt 12y ago
    I vote for fumbling.
- hderms 12y ago
  my sentiments exactly. HN comment of the month.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  Do a version replacing "growth hacking" with "spamming" and "marketing" with "lying", and I'll very happily install it (and wire you two beers worth of money, if you have a donate button or sth.).
untog 12y ago
From the same outfit that brought you that weird crowdfunding campaign to send women from New York over to woman-starved Silicon Valley: https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/working-on-it https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/working-on-it Another solid YC investment at work.
- laurenkay 12y ago
  Nothing about that campaign itself was sexist. But mix women and dating, and you get a ton of outcry from the media that the women are prostitutes. As a feminist company, that wasn't fun for us to be associated with, but there was little we could do about that. The trip was mostly a joke, and also because we honestly thought a few people may end up having a good time. And one woman ended up falling in love and is now moving to SF. So, I'd hold off on insulting YC based on some publicity we've received. And .. all press is good press for growth for an early stage startup.
  - untog 12y ago
    ...I never said it was sexist?
  - king_jester 12y ago
    > As a feminist company, that wasn't fun for us to be associated with, but there was little we could do about that. I don't see how your company could describe itself and feminist while also making a campaign that relies on some of the structural sexism of the Valley and tech. How did that campaign challenge the existing power structures and stereotypes/mythology of tech?
    - atom-morgan 12y ago
      > How did that campaign challenge the existing power structures and stereotypes/mythology of tech? That wasn't her goal with the campaign.
      - king_jester 12y ago

It's not "spamming", it's Growth Hacking ™.

pocketheyman 12y ago

I'm going to write a Grease monkey script to prevent the word "hacking" from ever being displayed on my screen.

jacalata 12y ago
what are you going to replace it with? "butt" is already taken and wouldn't fit grammatically anyway. [https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt https://github.com/panicsteve/cloud-to-butt]
- philsnow 12y ago
  s/Hacking/Jacking/g
- lalos 12y ago
  hack -> buzz, hacking -> buzzing
- Fuzzwah 12y ago
  s/hacking/licking/g would be my pick
  - prawn 12y ago
    Snacking? Growth snacking? Snacking on some code?
- reinhardt 12y ago
  I vote for fumbling.
hderms 12y ago
my sentiments exactly. HN comment of the month.
TeMPOraL 12y ago
Do a version replacing "growth hacking" with "spamming" and "marketing" with "lying", and I'll very happily install it (and wire you two beers worth of money, if you have a donate button or sth.).

untog 12y ago

From the same outfit that brought you that weird crowdfunding campaign to send women from New York over to woman-starved Silicon Valley: https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/working-on-it https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/working-on-it Another solid YC investment at work.

laurenkay 12y ago
Nothing about that campaign itself was sexist. But mix women and dating, and you get a ton of outcry from the media that the women are prostitutes. As a feminist company, that wasn't fun for us to be associated with, but there was little we could do about that. The trip was mostly a joke, and also because we honestly thought a few people may end up having a good time. And one woman ended up falling in love and is now moving to SF. So, I'd hold off on insulting YC based on some publicity we've received. And .. all press is good press for growth for an early stage startup.
- untog 12y ago
  ...I never said it was sexist?
- king_jester 12y ago
  > As a feminist company, that wasn't fun for us to be associated with, but there was little we could do about that. I don't see how your company could describe itself and feminist while also making a campaign that relies on some of the structural sexism of the Valley and tech. How did that campaign challenge the existing power structures and stereotypes/mythology of tech?
  - atom-morgan 12y ago
    > How did that campaign challenge the existing power structures and stereotypes/mythology of tech? That wasn't her goal with the campaign.
    - king_jester 12y ago