It does allow startups, for example I link my stuff over there all the time. However, I'm not blatant about it and I have plenty of other content that is not startup related. You got banned because you didn't understand the rules of Reddit, it's the same as if you got banned from HN because you didn't understand the rules of HN.
Nope, this is my only account (assuming you can trust anything I say). I signed up a while back when I was founding a startup company (because of course every founder needs to be on HN), but then stopped coming here after the startup disintegrated. I've started coming back after I got bored going to r/programming during long compiles.
It's ironic, but HN is one of the most anti-startup communities out there.
I think because running a startup is well within the grasp of most people here, but there's a personal reason not to, and like religious or political beliefs, it gets amplified.
I come to HN because I want to hear from programmers like you, many who are involved with startups or other interesting projects. Things that worked for you, things that went wrong.
I agree with what you said though, this is what it is now.
Life is like that; minority ruins it all. Better to focus on the great feedback. Still, I'm surprised that HN users acted like that.. maybe there's something we don't know. But anyhow, I feel sorry for you as it was a great initiative. Good luck in your next startup :)
It's one of the top posts on HN. Clearly people are interested. As a a lead programmer at one of the top venture backed companies in the SV, I find this work phenomenal. What the * have you done?
- Doesn't have original content
- Isn't that focused on startups anymore
- Tends to focus on the nerdy extreme of the startup spectrum
- Doesn't have nearly as broad an audience
Sorry, I love HN, but let's not get carried away with ourselves.
HN is a spark plug that caused various forward motions and explosions in my life.
I learned about open source and Linux; in time that went from a new hobby to a change of direction in my career.
I learned about startups, and figured I should try since I'm also a genius who can build a great product. It took quite a bit of money and time lost to convince me otherwise.
I found out about the online CS Masters program at Georgia Tech and did that a few years ago, this led to moving countries and getting a job doing AI.
Good old HN, where a building a website with Twitter Bootstrap on Heroku's free tier makes you a startup founder, and learning to use one the oldest and most basic features of one of the simplest packages in your operating system makes you a hacker.
This is what HN, as an extension of the startup community, is about. Awesome product and awesome back story. [Sorry, I know this isn't a particularly "productive" post...]
I guess this is to be expected. HN is totally not the target audience for this. A closed, proprietary coding system is bound to be scrutinized by a site that has “hacker” in its name.
No idea what that tweet is meant to say though. People who are critical about startups are never successful? Really? You can easily argue for the opposite.
HN is for hackers, not just entrepreneurs. As a hacker, my interest in the technical aspects of this project slightly outweighs my disdain for its evil nature.
I don't know if this is kosher or not on HN (still relatively new to posting here), but what is your startup? I think that would be a space I am interested in and would love to learn more.
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