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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 3 Dec 2013

    When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.

    11:55 AM - 3 Dec 2013
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      1. Venky Ganesan‏ @venkyganesan 3 Dec 2013
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg so true. Same rule for updates from Sales VP's in board meeting. One slide good news; more the slides worse the news

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      1. Alan Gleeson‏ @AlanGleeson 3 Dec 2013
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        RT @paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.

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      1. annmariastat‏ @annmariastat 3 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @JasonLBaptiste We added 3 more schools in 2 states to our @7GenGames users. Even our name has a number (-:

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      1. Keval Desai‏ @kevaldesai 3 Dec 2013
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        @paulg good point - but not having numbers in the investor update by itself doesn't necessarily mean there are no good numbers #inconclusive

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      1. Net Jacobsson‏ @Net 3 Dec 2013
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        .@paulg I would ask my startups to put numbers or letters in the subject line as heads-up so I know what to expect

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      2. Henri Verdier‏ @HenriVerdier 3 Dec 2013
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        “@paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.” #dataculture ;)

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      1. Brandon Ballinger‏ @bballinger 4 Dec 2013
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        @paulg Sounds like spam detection. I wonder if a Bayesian filter could predict startup failure given a training corpus of investor updates.

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 3 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @StartupLJackson oh and of course, those emails where they tell you they got into YC.

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      1. Michael Hoglund‏ @michaelhoglund 3 Dec 2013
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        @paulg How common are KPI dashboards that are constantly updated? Shouldn't that be a base requirement from investors?

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      1. Vipin Goyal‏ @vipingoyal 5 Dec 2013
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        Yup RT @paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.

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      1. Chris Puttick‏ @putt1ck 5 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @scott_sage if startup is British it may just be correct use of English: "three million pounds in revenue" is as good as £3m :)

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      1. Rick Webb‏ @RickWebb 3 Dec 2013
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        @paulg except for acquisition inquiries, biz dev deals, key new hires, and great press, sure.

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      1. rvivek‏ @rvivek 3 Dec 2013
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        “@paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.”

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      1. Jurgen De Smet‏ @JurgenLACoach 4 Jan 2014
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        True RT @paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.

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      1. .‏ @MelwoodBaz 9 Dec 2013
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        “@paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers. An investor update that's all letters is a bad sign.” #sotrue

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      1. Alex Dehgan‏ @lemurwrangler 9 Dec 2013
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        Feel the same about stealthy startups. More stealth, less innovation. RT @paulg: When a startup has good news, it usually contains numbers.

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      1. Vinit Patel‏ @VinRP 4 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @erickschonfeld unless you're name is Warren Buffet or Berkshire Hathway

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      1. Death Morgue‏ @bethmorgan 4 Dec 2013
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        @paulg @erickschonfeld Drat, I can't believe you cracked the code. I'd better rewrite this press release...

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