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Did anyone look at the site for that other company he was talking about?

On its about page, it says:

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Tibanne Co. Ltd. is a Tokyo, Japan-based corporation founded in 2009 by Mark Karpeles, a young technopreneur with more than 15 years experience in software development, network administration and business development. Mark is well-versed in multiple programming languages, has a strong background in network security, and is well-known in the tech community.

Tibanne specializes in web hosting, application development and system management. We are currently engaged in the research and development of new and existing services to produce innovative solutions for our clients.

Our team is comprised of talented Japanese and international staff hailing from many countries, disciplines and specializations.

"""

What the fuck? What is wrong with this guy... I gotta admire his shameless self-promotion. I'd be hiding under a rock if I were him, not banking on my ruined reputation for my other company.

I wonder what else there is to this story




a young technopreneur with more than 15 years experience

I can't decide if I'm more annoyed by a) being both "young" plus having "15 years experience", or b) "technopreneur."


What's wrong with a? In another two and a half years I'll have 15 years of programming experience and still be well below the average age on this site.


Tibanne is his old company, and is actually the entity which owns MtGox. I suspect that about page is from a couple years ago.




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