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SXSW: 7 Fake Startups Compete for ‘Worst Website Ever’ | The Underwire from Wired.com

AUSTIN, Texas — As dedicated readers of the most popular business blogs are well aware, the web is positively awash in terrible ideas for startups. So many, in fact, that Waxy.org’s Andy Baio was inspired to create a contest to see who could dream up the most awful, short-sighted and unfundable business plan.

One of the competitors was the ever effervescent Merlin Mann. He sparkles like a freshly poured glass of Sprite on a moonlight night during a meteor shower under the glow of the aurora borealis. And his “company” is FlockdUp. Let’s take a look.

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