Bootstrapping Debate

worthless article ... if you believe the title.this has almost nothing to do with bootstrapping per se. i don't know if the author is confused about it or just trying to draw clicks. decidedly untrue statements like 'For the first time in 40 years, the tide is starting to change' and 'when starting an enterprise' don't help. the fact that the specific business being discussed is almost certainly not one that could attract VC money anyway also doesn't

I think you're being overly critical. This blog post had much more signal than many of the "business advice" posts that I see on HN.Here are a few:> ... Moiz Ali did ... Native Deodorant (acquired ... for $100 million). ... The only thing he did different was to start selling it directly on the internet instead of going through the usual retail channels.> Alex West’s Cyberleads ... ($300k in yearly revenue). ... a carbon copy of Growth List and the only thing ... ch

From my perspective it is neither wrong nor right. Articles are supposed to be written for a target audience, and I think the only issue is that the original article didn't mention the target audience is people who don't want to aim for the moon, but would be satisfied with just having a stable life where they're in control of their own decisions; in the vein of an indie hacker, a family business or other sustainable ways of doing small to medium business.This is hackernews, an

The title is a paraphrase of sentiments expressed in the linked article and attributed to some unnamed venture capitalists.Not sure I agree with the assessment, but I do see that, as Michael Arrington said, it holds a "kernel of truth".What do some of the more experienced HN'ers think of the assessment?[Personally, I wouldn't mind creating a "dipshit company" that sells for $25 million]

Sounds like you're suggesting something along the lines of Indie Hackers but for those who were not successful.

Is this just an advertisement for PeopleSpark? Or while they're busy launching, the founder decided to sit back and spend his day writing click-bait articles for HN?Not to mention how silly it is to say he's "bootstrapping" when he's sitting on millions of dollars. In most cases you'd be an idiot to not boot strap in that case.

he's not selling his book, but Ben Horowitz's onebut this article is not that high value.tl;dr ugly thing is it makes you hesitant to start a company

What the hell is wrong with you? He's the founder of a very successful company and the article describes his humble beginning and struggles. How is that different from the bazillion of other links on HN?

Can we stop being negative please? This guy is definitely NOT whiny (give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) and the level of sensationalism he's transmitting goes with the subject matter - plus it's apropos for marketing.I theorize nobody here, at least those doing a startup, really want to think about the possible failure of their company at some point. I appreciate him documenting his thoughts as he goes through this all-too-common process.Humans learn th

This post has to be someones idea of satire. (Assuming it's not) If you have the social intelligence to make this kind of money you definitely have the social intelligence to build something to do good in the world and get "really" rich. I'm the working american unemployed poor at the moment. I've been trying to build something of "my own" for quite a while and can't get my head around the social confusion to save my life. Here's an idea for you. See