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I agree we shouldn’t create a culture of excuses but at the same time you have to notice that most successful founders come from wealthy backgrounds and the res
by MaxHoppersGhost 5y ago
I agree we shouldn’t create a culture of excuses but at the same time you have to notice that most successful founders come from wealthy backgrounds and the rest seem to be immigrants (who might be wealthy as well?). The average HN poster lives in a Silicon Valley bubble and doesn’t realize this.
- DevKoala 5y agoI am one of those immigrants who were “wealthy”, which meant my family was able to save money for years to afford my plane ticket to the USA. When I came here I was one of the poorest kids at school. Stop making excuses.
- MaxHoppersGhost 5y ago> Stop making excuses. Strawman. No one is making excuses, we are explaining the massive and very uncomfortable inequalities that no one seems to bring up around here. The fact that this article is so highly upvoted but has such disdain in the comments tells me there are a lot of silent folks out there who understand what is going on.
- hef19898 5y agoAlso with the famous 9 in 10 start-ups failing, I don't think we need an excuse for failed business attempts. Being on HN, I always assume founder -> start-up, that a lot of poorer folks are creating and running successful small businesses is a known fact. It's simply not the kind of business we talk about.