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0x8BADF00D on Aug 11, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Companies play around with their origin stories

Company age.

Arguably, you're committing no wrongdoing by changing the date your startup is founded. After all, the date itself is rather ambiguous. Is it the first time you get a user? Push a line of code? Etc.

KGIII on Aug 12, 2017 [–]

FWIW, if I learn of any attempt to mislead, I'm out. An example would be that I'd invest in someone with a storied past, unless they tried to hide it.

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