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People come and write here from all over the world because of the YComb / SV attraction, not because of HN as a site.
by DrNuke 10y ago
People come and write here from all over the world because of the YComb / SV attraction, not because of HN as a site.
- RileyKyeden 10y agoIt's not wise to assume everyone shares your perspective. I don't care about Y Combinator or Silicon Valley. Couldn't even tell you with confidence what companies come from the former or exist in the latter. I come here for HN.
- DrNuke 10y agoUh? It is wise to understand the water and its numbers imho, after that we wear whatever glasses and go on with life.
- deftnerd 10y agoI disagree. I've turned down SV jobs and VC funding for my startups because I think the entire model is flawed. The VC industry invests millions into companies without clear paths to success with a 5% chance of one of them succeeding enough to pay for the bad investments. I use HN as a news source, but don't believe in the YC model. I'm a micropreneur. I build small businesses that are profitable within the first month or two and then sell them when they are beyond my ability to run with my existing infrastructure or manpower.
- DrNuke 10y agoOk would you setup a HN-like alternative forum a la OP then? My point comes and goes there, he seems to tentatively think it is the medium doing the trick and that a populated community will follow accordingly. Very very slim chance.