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		Galacta7 on Dec 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Yes” means “no”: The language of VCs > "The show Silicon Valley well parodied this phenomenon." Yup, often hilariously. Basically summarized in this scene (especially the very end of the clip): https://youtu.be/PdCoadVSfXg?si=VVwDsNw84WoZx8XD

mrangle on Dec 18, 2023 [–]

Great scene.

The theme is repeated both when Monica reveals her shameful secret of having passed on Slack, and when Erlich turns down the ferret / pig startup: "I'm not passing, exactly, I'm just not saying yes" (paraphrased).

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