How Many Friends Do Startup Founders Really Need?

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4103 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on September 5, 2013 5:21 am

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. On Twitter and Facebook, many young people follow hundreds of friends before age twenty, all without ever having physically said or heard a word from most of them. Facebook users with “whale” status (5,000 friends), are not even rare any more.

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Written by lyceum
4098 days ago

Martin: You have written a thoughtful post on the topic of friendship. Often you don't have many close friends, but the concept of friend has expanded with the online six degrees (pixels) of separation. I recommend you to read Amber Mac's book, Power Friending.

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Written by tcamba
4102 days ago

GREAT CONTENT! It's really sad how a lot of people value friendship as something that can just be dismissed. True friendships are so few and far in between. Very hard to find people who would stick with you until the end. People who'll say, I'll always be at your back. :(

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