Chicago. :) The Lyft scenario was definitely cringeworthy. The lean startup questions outside the cafe weren't. I think it was good hustle and effort. They weren't pushy at all and handled "no, need to get baby back home" very well. They could probably change a few things to get a better reply rate on the street, and I wanted to help, it was just bad timing.
The Lean Startup / "Get out of the building" mantra is in the Midwest too. I've seen people at coffee shops doing this. Heck, I've even done it in the early days, and it was super awkward and I'm glad it is getting parodied on Silicon Valley.
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Where do you live? Both these scenarios sound like cringeworthy scenes from Silicon Valley (the HBO version).
Chicago. :) The Lyft scenario was definitely cringeworthy. The lean startup questions outside the cafe weren't. I think it was good hustle and effort. They weren't pushy at all and handled "no, need to get baby back home" very well. They could probably change a few things to get a better reply rate on the street, and I wanted to help, it was just bad timing.
The Lean Startup / "Get out of the building" mantra is in the Midwest too. I've seen people at coffee shops doing this. Heck, I've even done it in the early days, and it was super awkward and I'm glad it is getting parodied on Silicon Valley.