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Most YC companies are zombies. There are a lot of 3-5 person startups still "active", some of them since a decade ago.
by fakedang 2y ago
Most YC companies are zombies. There are a lot of 3-5 person startups still "active", some of them since a decade ago.
- adastra22 2y agoWhat’s going on there? Are they profitable but just not scaling, or taking no salary?
- cutemonster 2y agoZombie mode: "Others are stuck in “zombie” mode — surviving but unable to grow. They can muddle along like that for years, investors said, but will most likely struggle to raise more money." https://archive.is/HNJoo https://archive.is/HNJoo "From Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Startups Run Out of Time and Money" Discussed at HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38554608 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38554608 (I also wondered what it was)
- _dabs 2y agoMy uncle has had his startup kickstart with investors money and then paid them back. Now he is slowly growing but not expanding the company only the assets. I wouldnt call this dead. Its just sometimes you hit a ceiling for expansion