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"37signals/DHH style" companies--in other words, not startups? This is interesting, because his advocacy of non-startups is an oblique way of saying "don't star
by asdflkj 19y ago
"37signals/DHH style" companies--in other words, not startups? This is interesting, because his advocacy of non-startups is an oblique way of saying "don't start startups". I wonder, did PG and others even know what the talk was gonna be about?
- pmorici 19y agoAre you suggesting that they should crush dissent had they known? DHH wasn't saying don't start startups. His point is that people have a warped view of the world and the average startup is more like 37signals than it is like Google/facebook.
- rickd 19y agoI don't know if asdf was suggesting they "crush dissent" - but I do think "WOULD they?" is a good question to ask! I have always wanted to do a startup that has more mid to long term success as a goal- "37signals-like" if you want to call it that- but I've always felt that there is a HUGE amount of pressure to grow grow grow and sell. And btw- I really do get the feeling reading news.yc and other venture related sites, that many who are into the startup scene right now look down on anyone who doesn't build-to-flip... but that doesn't jive with all the positive feedback given to companies that buck the trend and hold on longer. anyway that's enough rambling for now.
- cstejerean 19y ago37 signals style companies cannot be startups? Are you saying that a talk on starting a company that charges money for their product is not appropriate for Startup School?
- condor 19y agoThe goal is not to start startups, the goal is to start companies, operating businesses. That "trend" has been happening for hundreds (if not thousands) of years and will continue after we're all gone, we need to gain some perspective.
- davidw 19y agoThis doesn't deserve to be at -5. Let's leave that kind of trashing of comments to other sites, unless it's something blatantly trollish.
- petercooper 19y agoIt does. He seems to be implying that small companies (or companies with modest expectations) cannot be considered "startups" when, in fact, that's nearly always what they are.
- davidw 19y agoI agree that he's wrong. So vote him to -1. No need to keep going after that.
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