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by icey 5877 days ago
Max sent me "the other" email, and I can verify that his claims (at least the claims of having many sales on the app store) are true.

Looking through the applications that he listed, I can see why he wasn't interested in sharing the details of his business with a bunch of strangers. Honestly, his success looks like it's the product of a ton of labor rather than luck or trickery.

If I had gotten the email you got, then I probably would have a similar opinion. I wasn't going to mention anything about it but I think it's only fair to Max that someone say that he's provided the data to back up his claims.

As an aside, please consider this from Max's perspective (and he tried to explain it in the email you got) - he makes his money from a replicable business model; and one that he ramped up in a few month's time. With a flood of people asking for the details on the business model, he opted to give himself some buffer time before explaining everything.

Additionally, in the email you received there was a short list of names that he told you he did send the information to; instead of besmirching him here, you could have emailed any one of them to verify his claims. I know it's frustrating to have incomplete information, but please try to maintain some civility.

I hope we can give the drama a rest for a little while; he's given up a lot more information than I think most people here would.

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I appreciate your reply, and all the points you make. My issue is not with how much information he shares. We all have that right. My issue is with a very smart person who knowingly offers to share information he has no real intent to share. That's at least disingenuous.