Hardly Working: Start-up Guys

Dropout · 1.1M views · 2011-06-15 · 4:19

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Overview

A CollegeHumor sketch from the Hardly Working series in which a pair of startup founders pitch a website using incomprehensible buzzwords and branding nonsense. It parodies Silicon Valley startup culture.

On Hacker News

HN commenters cite it as the go-to parody of startup pitch culture whenever buzzword-heavy startups come up.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2011–2020

Topics

Satire & parody Stand-up & sketch comedy

What people said

lgleason · 2020-01 · Joke / meme
The did a great parody of many startup pitches that I've heard over the years. Hopefully they can save it. [VIDEO]
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_nedR · 2020-01 · Joke / meme
How can you talk about Sam Reich in CollegeHumour videos in a hacker news thread and not choose "Startup guys" as an example : [VIDEO] Looking at it now, this video seems to have been particularly relevant, considering that the company went bankrupt because they trusted a bunch of silicon valley frauds i.e. Facebook..
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dylandrop · 2013-12 · Joke / meme
Oof, that video is cringe-worthy ("baller-sourced" please no..). Moreover, they're dressed and acting _exactly_ like CollegeHumor's The Startup Guys. [VIDEO]
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