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Startup = Punk Band.

The worse they behave the more publicity they will get, the more people will know about their product. Plus the Techcrunch/Pando Daily's/Motherjones... of this world need something to talk about.

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the age of the Punk Startup.

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...except that startups are businesses with fiduciary responsibilities to their investors and shareholders and a legal obligation to obey employment law including not committing or tolerating gender discrimination, harassment, or a hostile work environment.

That's a pretty cynical view of punk bands. Sure, some were behaving badly for publicity. Some were behaving badly because they wanted to behave badly. Some were just about the music.

I, for one, DO NOT welcome the new Punk Startup overlords.

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