I think life-style businesses have enough in common with the general HN discussion that the community belongs here. Most issues faced by one will be faced by th

I think life-style businesses have enough in common with the general HN discussion that the community belongs here. Most issues faced by one will be faced by the other. One counter example would probably be funding in most cases. patio11 frequents (and is highly respected) on HN and I don't believe he considers himself a startup in the "swing-for-the-fences" sense. He still continuously works to improve and grow his business which is where I think the common ground really exists.