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I don't think it was a flippant put-down. Nor was I being uncivil or mean-spirited. I was being frank and straightforward. I was telling him exactly what he wou
by akadien 16y ago
I don't think it was a flippant put-down. Nor was I being uncivil or mean-spirited. I was being frank and straightforward. I was telling him exactly what he would hear from someone in the real world if he were to pitch it. If he can't handle this kind of experience-based advice on HN, then he certainly will crumble in the real world. I honestly wish him the best of luck. With a startup idea this vague, he will need it.
- ryanwaggoner 16y agoWhy are trite comparisons with "the real world" (whatever that is) always the refuge of those who scorn others in public? "Well, if they can't take a little criticism from me, just wait until they hit the real world!" Give me a break. Opening your comment with "big whoop" is hardly frank or straightforward. You offered no real advice or help, and you're effectively anonymous from what I can tell, so your claims of "experience" are worthless. Your comment just reeks of a condescending snark that HN is better off without.
- akadien 16y agoOk, my experience is that my own lone-founder startup failed a couple of years ago in very large part because I didn't do the things that I claim are missing. I read the post, identified red flags that I failed at finding, and then posted them as a critique, which is what the poster asked for. I think you are taking a moral position about what should and shouldn't be the tone on HN. I might have missed it, but who elected you to determine what is or isn't "condescending snark"? And from follow-up posts by the original poster and others, it looks like I did offer some real advice. It just wasn't wrapped up in rosy and verbose language that you prefer.