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by tbaum 1275 days ago
Clickbait title. SF Standard, if you want to be taken seriously, cut it with that. Theres nothing that funny about this.

You showed up at a startup office unannounced (and through multiple locked doors) and were surprised by their unpreparedness? I'm sure if you showed up at my office unannounced (early-stage team), nobody would know what to do with you or have time to deal with you.

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> The company doesn’t talk to the press often, and our emails and calls went unanswered.

> So when my editor asked me to drop by and see if I could make the request in person, I thought it was worth a shot.

I for one applaud any journalist who actually puts some effort in. The majority of them parrot Twitter or uncritically read press releases. This is at least a step in the right direction.