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SV is in big part a lottery. The glossy articles with survivor bias showcase are a tiny fraction of a brutal environment. Suicide rates are underreported. Don'
by alecco 12y ago
SV is in big part a lottery. The glossy articles with survivor bias showcase are a tiny fraction of a brutal environment. Suicide rates are underreported.
Don't get me wrong, I like how it has a lot of capital to invest in long shots and how that creates an environment where it's easier to reach critical mass. But it's certainly not the magic happy land often portrayed.
- DanBC 12y ago> Suicide rates are underreported. Can I just check: do you mean under-reported by coroners? Or that the statistics are available and not reported by the press? Many startup founders are adult men without families. That's a high risk group for death by suicide. Add the financial pressure and you have another risk factor. The lifestyle can be another factor.
- alecco 12y agoI mean underreported by media/social. Not SV, but last year there were a series of suicides in the Las Vegas tech hub. Submitted stories were buried in sites like HN. Just an example of the culture. I'm not saying don't do it, just be mindful it's very hard and has a lot of factors out of your control.