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glomph on Feb 16, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Startups: Here’s How to Stay Alive

What do you mean by jump the shark there? Jumping the shark is normally a bad thing. It is a sign of the beginning of the end for a TV show or franchise.

dsugarman on Feb 16, 2016 [–]

you're right, I meant crossing the chasm not jumping the shark

rconti on Feb 16, 2016 | [–]

To be fair, jumping the shark is vastly preferable to not quite jumping the shark.

jqm on Feb 17, 2016 | | [–]

Also preferable to the shark jumping you.

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