{"id":10440,"date":"2017-05-15T10:54:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=10440"},"modified":"2017-05-15T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T20:54:21","slug":"can-anyone-score-from-the-friend-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/can-anyone-score-from-the-friend-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Anyone Score From The Friend Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Watching dudes lobbing Hail Mary&#8217;s is painful in entrepreneurship. &#x1f425;Watching engineers try to score from the friend zone is painful also<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image1-3.png\" alt=\"image1.PNG\" id=\"C1D785CA-A167-4921-BD02-E1000E7780E8\"><\/p>\n<p>The rockets stadium had a graphics department that could see FRIEND ZONE developing from a mile away. Literally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/852214496202338304?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/12\/17, 10:39 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">About last nights Uber ride&#8230; I took notes so that you can avoid striking out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sbs24k1xAA\">twitter.com\/larrychiang\/st\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image2-15.jpg\" alt=\"image2.JPG\" id=\"07DB9BAC-DF97-437A-AE19-94CF00E53E43\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/852213526802255872?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/12\/17, 10:35 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asse9\">@asse9<\/a>&nbsp;p.u.a.&#8217;s Opener was not bad&#8230; &#8220;Amanda. That&#8217;s a very Chinese name.&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kRT4jvbOcS\">pic.twitter.com\/kRT4jvbOcS<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image4-8.jpg\" alt=\"image4.JPG\" id=\"77540CE3-CDF2-45C0-80BC-486F0756E279\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/852224427324350464?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/12\/17, 11:18 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Not executing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183ooda&amp;src=hash\">#cs183ooda<\/a>, PUA decides to launch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23HailMary&amp;src=hash\">#HailMary<\/a>&#8216;s<br \/>\n&#8211; Google<br \/>\n&#8211; Stanford business.<br \/>\n&#8211; private cars<br \/>\nIn a 4-5 min monologue!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RnlReMTHWU\">pic.twitter.com\/RnlReMTHWU<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image3-12.jpg\" alt=\"image3.JPG\" id=\"48764148-1AEB-4595-8ACF-5060F353C082\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/613751289587957760\/ZN0VKUOa_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/864109353992806404?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">5\/15\/17, 6:24 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">The friend zone. Enter no-fly zones with the utmost caution of a Chinese billionaire investor who&#8217;s now just millionaire.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>. OODA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VTs08QUNhF\">pic.twitter.com\/VTs08QUNhF<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\nSolve the friend zone problem with deal flow. More sales leads on your dating funnel would solve the &#x1f433;. Being on a really hawt girls friend ladder is tough. Solution: You&#8217;re gonna need 500 &#x1f43c;. I hate apps that pretend to solve deal flow issues.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Your distribution and deal flow is not going to be solved on social media or an app.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/646546474\/larry-chiang-asse9-gravatar_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Asse9 Austin Secret (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asse9?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@asse9<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asse9\/status\/760892192390950912?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\">8\/3\/16, 10:36 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Can u spot the 11 Tinder dating mistakes this man made!?!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xQrDNgiLRR\">latimes.com\/style\/laaffair\u2026<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarryChiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>&nbsp;start &lt;=<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">How does your deal flow look like?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image6-4.jpg\" alt=\"image6.JPG\" id=\"191B7936-5746-405A-AB8A-020D1027F61A\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Their billionaire advisor hacks deal flow by branding people in the real world.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Call to action. i.e. do something&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;padding:8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/361307546\/larry-chiang9-duck9-business-card_normal.jpg\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>CEO of Duck9, Larry (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@6502838008<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/6502838008\/status\/787347851999186944?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">10\/15\/16, 10:42 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>You should be able to make money chasing puddy -That&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cs183puddy&amp;src=hash\">#cs183puddy<\/a>. And then say no to it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SantaCon&amp;src=hash\">#SantaCon<\/a> is inevitable <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ci1zLQBKNK\"><span>twitter.com\/larrychiang\/st\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"456\" alt=\"image5.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image5-6.jpg\" title=\"Santa-con-new-york-San-Francisco \" class=\"alignnone size-custom\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"image7.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image7-2.jpg\" title=\"Santa-con-costumes\" class=\"alignnone size-custom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang Watching dudes lobbing Hail Mary&#8217;s is painful in entrepreneurship. &#x1f425;Watching engineers try to score from the friend zone is painful also The rockets stadium had a graphics department that could see FRIEND ZONE developing from a mile away. 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