Ask HN: What are some black arts used by founders? I'm hoping this to be a funny-but-it-somehow-works thread of tactics. Of late I've seen product creators declare staggering (unverified) revenues for their side-projects and make it to the front page of HN. I've also seen people get keynote talks due to staggering user and revenue numbers they declared. Yet nobody seems to have asked for verification of their numbers. Can you share examples of unwholesome tactics used by founders that got them results? |