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http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353307 yields the following information:

Max Klein does not exist. He is an identity created by Mark Essien (www.essien.org).

The posting is worth a read in my opinion.

Wow, thanks. I had sometimes chatted with Max Klein on Twitter. It's quite a weird feeling to realize that he doesn't actually exist (almost Hollywodish).

Does that mean all business, relocation and other stories are fiction?

I exist! Come visit me!

Interesting. Where are you based out of? I am curious because the commenter's reasoning sounded plausible.

I'm in Shenzhen at the moment. Look in my flickr (little icon on blog), I've got recent photos there.

I actually had a beer with Max last week in Shenzhen. He is definitely real and quite interesting :)

Nice try, another Max identity :P

Didn't some other popular blogger meet Max Klein in Thailand a while back?

wow- where did that website come from??

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