Know this mostly isn't looking for an answer, but I think HN typically means something along the lines of: "one with a significant development arm of their emp

Know this mostly isn't looking for an answer, but I think HN typically means something along the lines of: "one with a significant development arm of their employees/business that is crucial to the company's success" So any company run off an app or website that's complex and well made is probably a "tech company" even if it's in the business of cars, e-commerce, or widgets. There's no hard and fast rule here of course, but we don't need to pretend we don't know the gist of what people actually mean, even if "tech company" is a misnomer in many ways.