There are plenty of businesses that don't rely on hype, you just won't find them on HN. The average supermarket chain, steel mill or insurance company just prod

There are plenty of businesses that don't rely on hype, you just won't find them on HN. The average supermarket chain, steel mill or insurance company just produce valuable goods or services that people and/or businesses want to buy, and they can be stable businesses for decades or even centuries. Hacker news is a forum hosted by a VC that predominantly invests in software startups however, and so you won't find a lot of stories here about companies that don't fit that mold.