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> SV startups are completely overrun by a TechCrunch mentality of hype-machine backed, poorly conceived products...and if you aren't funded you are dead. I don
by w1ntermute 14y ago
> SV startups are completely overrun by a TechCrunch mentality of hype-machine backed, poorly conceived products...and if you aren't funded you are dead.
I don't think this is really true. Sure, those startups are on TC, but if you visit SV IRL you'll find that you are by no means forced to be a part of that circle. And the backlash against hype-backed companies has been strong.