Billion-Dollar Startups

Comments discuss the feasibility and sarcasm around building billion-dollar companies or becoming millionaires/billionaires through startups, highlighting rarity and challenges versus quick riches claims.

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Sample Comments

austenallred Sep 4, 2015 View on HN

What if I want to build a billion dollar company?

olalonde Mar 25, 2021 View on HN

That's how a lot of billion dollar companies got started.

omarchowdhury Apr 15, 2017 View on HN

Thankfully one doesn't (usually) need to create a billion dollar company to become a millionaire.

ivanche Aug 21, 2025 View on HN

You're free to invent a better way, popularize it and become a millionaire.

imtringued Jan 18, 2016 View on HN

First step to a million dollar business: start with a billion dollars.

is there no way to make 'good' use of them? whoever comes up with an idea might become a billionair.

dboreham Apr 29, 2017 View on HN

Because you can't make billions of $ doing that?

vasco Jun 15, 2022 View on HN

Anyone can push a button, not everyone can create a billion dollar company.

mrnobody_67 Apr 30, 2019 View on HN

Clearly it's a great way to become a billionaire...

echelon Jul 21, 2021 View on HN

That's a great way to make millions instead of billions.