You along with other startups make it incredibly hard to cancel ones account. It's a trick to keep your user base numbers high vs. offering an easy way for the user to delete their own account themselves, as most startups use to allow.
I haven't read the article, but why not follow your passion that at least guarantees you a job in this industry. It's not what you "TRULY," want to do, but at least your making a living in the field you have an interest and a passion for.
i.e. I started up long ago & in the process learned how to code & design. A few years after I landed my first coding gig. I'm still coding for a living, while also still pursuing my startup/inventor goals.
Again, I didnt read the article, but I can't see anything negative in following your passion in our industry (tech), unless you you just waste money having others build your dreams and not gaining new skills yourself.
This is a terrible practice for consumers, but a huge strategy win for startups(AOL zombie account trick .. hope they forget about wanting to delete or cancel).
I ran into this awful practice with Uber after a hack they know about lets your account be hacked by London drivers who rip you off for rides in London (im in the states). I went to my forgotten Uber account to cancel and found out I have to email support and further I cant remove all payment options from my account either. WTF ... as a consumer any company who follows such a practice needs their ass handed to them.
On the other hand as startup person I can see the slimey merit in following said practices.
My 8 year history indicates my strong points are ideas, marketing the ideas and building them out some with teams of consultants who are not 500% vested as I.
I'd love to find a true startup partner who has connections and is vested the same as I. One who will and drop everything to help me take advantage of all this opportunity.
My favorite uncle is my father's cousins husband. His brother was the CEO of large well know retail store.
im not surprised of being downvoted ... i sound like a whiner no doubt. Whining that if your born rich and affluent or have strong ties to such then getting your startup funded is a ton easier.
Pardon my whining about how getting funding works for a good majority of start-uppers. Like how many Ivy Leaguers has YC funded? Is it a majority or minority amount?
My favorite uncle has a brother who is rich behind wildest dreams. He invested in this supposed unicorn. What did or does she do to get rich people to pull out their wallets and possibly dump their money down the drain?
I, on the other hand have so much opportunity knocking at my door (demoing my tech to Google, Samsung, about to go onto an inventor reality tv show and tons more), yet am unable to connect with the same rich people including my uncle's brother.
As they say it only takes one wealthy person to invest in you and others will follow. Not sure what other signals that need to happen to show him and or others that based on my history I should be given a similar shot. Been at this for 8 years and these amazing opportunities continue to knock and knock. All opportunities are a huge honor, yet extremely frustrating when you don't have the resources to take advantage of it all!