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Is the tech sector producing more startups than other areas?
As a 19 year old who reads HackerNews, it can feel overwhelming to read about all the startups that are being founded in the tech sector.
I'm wondering if this is just an effect of the HN echo chamber, or whether other industries are just as actively producing startups.
When I read about all the startups being founded in tech, I just start thinking "How am I supposed to start anything that competes with all these other people?"
I'm pretty sure this is an effect of the HN echo chamber, but it would be helpful if more educated people could tell me whether the tech sector produces a disproportionate number of startups, or whether it's this way in other areas too.
- OafTobark 14y agoI can't say for certain on the number of tech vs non-tech startups and it varies depending on what each person's take of a startup is. So putting that aside, what I can say is I that not every startup is tech base, even if a large number are being covered here. For example, I think of Zappos (although fairly no longer a startup by any means) as a shoe company. Not a tech company. They merely utilize tech to run their business. Some startups are very tech centric. Some utilize tech to run. And there are a range of everything in between. I think because of the community, HN tends to clearly have a lot of tech related startups covered but there certainly are a number of non-tech businesses out there. What industries are you interested in?