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rantfoil
on March 17, 2009
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Super last minute advice for startups applying for...
It's a metaphor for the fact that all you have is your cofounders, so choose wisely.
whughes
on March 17, 2009
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I assume he's playing off of the usage of 'literally' regarding a metaphor.
carlosrr
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This is a very interesting article about how "literally" is used to mean "figuratively."
http://www.slate.com/id/2129105/
mrtron
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Perhaps I should stop calling my cofounder my 'wife', and call him my 'raft-mate'?
profgubler
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I don't think it is so much a matter of all you have is your cofounders, but more that if this goes down you all go down together. That is why you must use each other to get to shore. But still use all other avaiable resources as needed.
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