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I like the story. But on the other hand it makes me feel like I'm looking at the equivalent of a popular Instagram model. It's hard to not compare myself and f
by alecco 8y ago
I like the story.
But on the other hand it makes me feel like I'm looking at the equivalent of a popular Instagram model. It's hard to not compare myself and feel disappointed.
HN doesn't inspire me to do something with my life like it did 10 years ago. Perhaps it's my fault.
- paraschopra 8y agoIf it helps with your inspiration, here's my story: I launched my company (Wingify) on HN when I was 22 and bootstrapped for last 8 years. Today we're not Qualtrics scale, but we're doing ~$20mn and have never made a loss in our history. My guess is that businesses like mine are more common than VC funded ones but we only get to see VC funded ones because that's what the news covers.
- umichguy 8y agoAwesome! Always good to hear stories like yours. Keep it going!
- julianwachholz 8y agoWell HN is just that, hacker news. The focus isn't on DIY and bootstrapping yourself. This is more a niche that IndieHackers and the like fill in.
- k__ 8y agoTrue. But the bootstrapping community is filles with its own kind of people. Not much overlap.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoThere are plenty of successful bootstrappers on HN, myself included. Dozens of us!
- k__ 8y agoCool! Where do you talk? I only tried IndieHackers and there were too much "hustlers" for my taste.
- roel_v 8y agoEver since Business of Software forums died off, I've been looking for a replacement. As you say, when you go looking for them, all you will find are these 'hustler' filled places. In the early days, HN had a fair share of BoS refugees, but those have been overtaken by other crowds. Of course these are different times compared to 15 years ago, but I would think there would still be bootstrappers around?
- k__ 8y agoSad. What would it take to create a bootstrapper community that doesn't attract hustlers.
- andygcook 8y agoIf you haven’t, you should checkout IndieHackers.com. It’s a community for makers who are building revenue-based businesses without taking massive funding rounds. Most are just getting going with some initial success. Their stories will probably feel more relatable and inspiring.