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		pc86 on March 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My year in startup hell There is no reason whatsoever to ask for an email other than to continue to email someone. Unless you're signing up for an account (which is a completely different flow), no reasonable person could honestly expect that they're just giving someone an email address so that they can get a PDF link and that that will be the end of it.

chris_wot on March 30, 2016 [–]

Which is precisely what happens. They always ask this question when you sign up for an account.

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