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I think it's because the attitude in the startup community is ridiculously egotistical. It's a problem around development community as a whole but amplified wit

I think it's because the attitude in the startup community is ridiculously egotistical. It's a problem around development community as a whole but amplified with startups because there is a ton of get-rich-quick hero worship. The fact that someone can build a piece of code doesn't mean that it solves a problem. The fact that it solves a problem doesn't mean that they can get money for it. The fact that they can get money for it doesn't mean that the lifetime revenue it generates will exceed the cost to develop. So on and so on... Achieving these is as much about luck and timing as it is about skill. For most startups there are a few others also working on the problem including legacy providers and other startups. Succeeding and growing in the marketplace is about a ton of factors. Now we get back to the hero worship. The startup community, from what I can tell, pays lip service to luck and environment and honestly believes that the marketplace is meritocratic. This is compounded by getting hounded by recruiters because your skills are in demand, it definitely helps your ego. Ego breeds arrogance. Arrogance that is painfully annoying. Arrogance that makes this schaudenfreude so, so sweet.

bitcartel 14y ago
Have you seen Bravo's reality show 'Startups of Silicon Valley'? You'll want to cry.
- genericresponse 14y ago
  Given that all their modern shows have about the same idea: Politicking, Gossip, Backstabbing and Drunken Whining Top Chef was sort of an exception on their network, which is sad. (Though it isn't exceptionally grounded in what an executive chef does. Where's the gripping examination of the price-list to determine what to buy from the greengrocer? Where's checking the walk in with the Sous to see what needs to go on special today?) I can picture the show and imagine how bad it is. Their show is "Startups" in the same way that The Real Housewives is about a housewife. It's meant to be a show for people who love nerds ala the big bang theory.

bitcartel 14y ago

Have you seen Bravo's reality show 'Startups of Silicon Valley'? You'll want to cry.

genericresponse 14y ago
Given that all their modern shows have about the same idea: Politicking, Gossip, Backstabbing and Drunken Whining Top Chef was sort of an exception on their network, which is sad. (Though it isn't exceptionally grounded in what an executive chef does. Where's the gripping examination of the price-list to determine what to buy from the greengrocer? Where's checking the walk in with the Sous to see what needs to go on special today?) I can picture the show and imagine how bad it is. Their show is "Startups" in the same way that The Real Housewives is about a housewife. It's meant to be a show for people who love nerds ala the big bang theory.