Startup Culture Critique

Commenters debate the overuse of the 'startup' label, irony of advice applying to startups, and criticisms of startup hype versus defenses of startup practices.

📉 Falling 0.5x Startups & Business
4,707
Comments
20
Years Active
5
Top Authors
#9099
Topic ID

Activity Over Time

2007
109
2008
194
2009
187
2010
279
2011
395
2012
383
2013
392
2014
289
2015
297
2016
259
2017
238
2018
219
2019
186
2020
206
2021
192
2022
240
2023
243
2024
184
2025
195
2026
22

Keywords

MOST EVER SF Angel.co BUSINESS EFFICIENT SV startup startups founder start start ups implication mad ups story incorrect

Sample Comments

eli Jan 20, 2016 View on HN

This startup might not be for you. That's ok and doesn't mean the author is doing something wrong.

mkal_tsr Aug 9, 2014 View on HN

You sound like a shill for startups.

spydez Mar 26, 2009 View on HN

No love for the "I don't have a startup (yet)" crowd?

idlewords Aug 13, 2015 View on HN

Not everything is a startup, bro.

wastewastewaste Feb 13, 2024 View on HN

let the startups do some work on their own for once lol

raspasov Feb 5, 2017 View on HN

You should probably find a new startup to join/start.

joejev Apr 10, 2016 View on HN

Not all startups are like this, the author is bitter about his experience.

travbrack Aug 20, 2019 View on HN

Kind of ironic that this is advice for startups.

empath75 Jul 30, 2019 View on HN

you can say that about every startup.

fuj Jun 3, 2014 View on HN

Wow... everything is a startup nowadays