Small vs Large Businesses

Discussions contrast small businesses and startups with large corporations, highlighting differences in resources, luxuries, capabilities, and how certain practices or issues affect them disproportionately.

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Sample Comments

drugme Mar 10, 2019 View on HN

It's definitely more a thing for smaller companies.

TheTester Sep 15, 2021 View on HN

considering that this doesnt work for more than start ups and small businesses it makes sense, specially considering a lot of those start ups just vanish before anyone can cash in.

mav3rick Feb 7, 2019 View on HN

Not every small business has that luxury.

FlorinAndrei Feb 9, 2009 View on HN

Small companies can be just as bad.

jameshart Aug 18, 2023 View on HN

Small companies are, indeed, small.

walshemj Feb 18, 2017 View on HN

most small companies don't have that luxury or the reserves to do that.

zoobab Aug 27, 2019 View on HN

Millions of small companies, not few large ones.

CamperBob2 May 18, 2012 View on HN

Look on the bright side: if large companies weren't this screwed up, small businesses and startups wouldn't have a chance.

gsich Aug 10, 2018 View on HN

Small minded businesses then I guess.

ramraj07 May 18, 2020 View on HN

Hopefully not a problem with small businesses?