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Rafael Corrales

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Rafael Corrales's personal blog at blog.rafaelcorrales.com covers startups and business. Since 2010, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 94 times, most often “Mass syndication is "A Party Round"”. The last post was in 2011, but the archive is still widely read.

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94mentions?
5HN people?
2010–2020first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 67 in 2010

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Linked in an HN thread about Rapportive's funding round, the blog covers startup financing and Rapportive's YC-era fundraising. The one comment only explains fundraising jargon and does not judge the writing.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Most-linked posts?

  1. Mass syndication is "A Party Round"
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-05-18
  2. Zero Zero
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-05-02

What Hacker News says?

  1. I was confused about some of the jargon in Paul Graham's "The future is no fixed amount, no fixed closing date, and no lead" quote so I looked them up best I could: no lead - A lead investor is basically someone who commits, and says "we're in" at the start of the round. They commit organizational and negotiating resources. They also typically take a board seat. See http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2007/10/the-lead-invest.ht…

    Comment linking /2010/05/mass-syndication-is-party-round.html

    on “Rapportive (YC S10) Raises Over $1 Million From Gmail Creator & Others”
  2. Submitted Zero Zero as a story · 148 points

    HN discussion
  3. This applies directly to startups: http://blog.rafaelcorrales.com/2010/10/entrepreneurs-keynesi...

    Comment linking /2010/10/entrepreneurs-keynesian-beauty-contest.html

    on “Keynesian beauty contest”
  4. Submitted Why you should read academic papers as a story · 110 points

    HN discussion
  5. You could see this coming at least 6 months ago: http://blog.rafaelcorrales.com/2010/10/markets-upcoming-reac...

    Comment linking /2010/10/markets-upcoming-reaction-to-talent.html

    on “Investor Concern Grows Over Founders Cashing Out Too Much, Too Early”
  6. Submitted Presentation Hacks: It's a performance as a story · 32 points

    HN discussion
  7. Submitted An AirBnB for travel as a story · 21 points

    HN discussion
  8. Submitted Presentation Hacks: Timing, timing, timing as a story · 17 points

    HN discussion
  9. Submitted Presentation Hacks: Remove Crutches as a story · 16 points

    HN discussion
  10. Submitted What Google+ Could Learn From Coca-Cola as a story · 15 points

    HN discussion
  11. Submitted Killer instinct: the key to startup success as a story · 14 points

    HN discussion
  12. Submitted Raising Money: Schedule Meetings in Batches as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  13. Submitted Presentation Hacks: Add some spice as a story · 9 points

    HN discussion
  14. Submitted Customers, Product, and then VC as a story · 9 points

    HN discussion
  15. Submitted Thoughts on distributed teams (and advisors) as a story · 8 points

    HN discussion
  16. Submitted Raising Money: Control Your Introductions as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  17. Submitted Raising Money: Do homework on VC's and Angels as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  18. Submitted Lesson from HN: Self-regulating communities as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  19. Submitted Presentation Hacks: Additional Tips as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  20. Submitted Wisdom from Calvin & Hobbes as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  21. Submitted Raising Money: Find Credible Sponsors as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  22. Submitted Kill 'em with kindness as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  23. Submitted Presentation Hacks: Less Words, More Power as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  24. Submitted Startup Hacks: Board of Advisors as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  25. Submitted Startup Hacks: Build your idea notebook as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  26. Submitted Enlisting Twitter support as a story · 5 points

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  27. Submitted List of Companies Started By MBA's as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  28. Submitted Going Too Fast as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  29. Submitted The Market's Upcoming Reaction to Talent Acquisitions as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  30. Submitted Why You Need To Get Rid Of Face Time as a story · 4 points

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