Hacker News with Generative AI: Startup Culture

'Startup Nation' Groups Meeting Trump to Push for Deregulated 'Freedom Cities' (wired.com)
Several groups representing “startup nations”—tech hubs exempt from the taxes and regulations that apply to the countries where they are located—are drafting Congressional legislation to create “freedom cities” in the US that would be similarly free from certain federal laws, WIRED has learned.

Startup Culture, Politics, Regulation, Technology, United States

7 points by 52-6F-62 26 days ago | 3 comments

How do you work with your CTO? (ycombinator.com)
Open ended question.<p>I'm curious to hear stories of good and not so good experiences working closely to a CTO, mainly in an early stage startup context.<p>Was it hard for you to push back? Do you some times just have to accept their decisions? What are some things you wish you knew before working with them?

Startup Culture, CTO Relationships

7 points by namulongboi 27 days ago | 2 comments

What I've Learned from Hacker News (2009) (paulgraham.com)
Hacker News was two years old last week. Initially it was supposed to be a side project—an application to sharpen Arc on, and a place for current and future Y Combinator founders to exchange news. It's grown bigger and taken up more time than I expected, but I don't regret that because I've learned so much from working on it.

Startup Culture, Hacker News, Learning, Personal Reflections

5 points by Freedom2 29 days ago | 0 comments

Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith (vincentschmalbach.com)
In 2013, a failing founder posted their story on Hacker News (link). The responses were overwhelmingly supportive: "Failure is just an event, not who you are." "Get back up and try again!" "This is valuable experience for next time."

Startup Culture, Hacker News, Community, Failure

523 points by vincent_s 72 days ago | 405 comments

God Mode (sahillavingia.com)
A few weeks ago, Paul Graham published Founder Mode, about a management style practiced by Brian Chesky at Airbnb that was at least partially inspired by Steve Jobs.

Management Styles, Startup Culture, Airbnb, Steve Jobs

3 points by Twixes 166 days ago | 0 comments

You: Founder vs. Manager led Me: Just pick 'em from a lottery (twitter.com)
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Startup Culture, Leadership, Decision Making

12 points by rtills 208 days ago | 2 comments

A Startup Utopia Became a Nightmare for Honduras (foreignpolicy.com)

Startup Culture, Honduras, Social Issues, Development

9 points by ummonk 209 days ago | 0 comments

Rise of the Pint-Size Startup Is Reshaping the U.S. Economy (wsj.com)

Startup Culture, Economics, Small Businesses

36 points by petethomas 212 days ago | 10 comments

Reflections on Founder Mode (oxide.computer)

Founders, Business, Startup Culture

39 points by hasheddan 213 days ago | 12 comments

Startup CEO Says VC Firm Punished Her for Reporting Sex Assault (bloomberg.com)

Startup Culture, Sexual Assault, Venture Capital

176 points by petethomas 237 days ago | 68 comments

Ask HN: Should I stay at my default dead startup or go and do something else? (ycombinator.com)

Startup Culture, Career Advice, Employment

40 points by throwstayornot 281 days ago | 31 comments

SF startup bosses illegally peddled $100M in Adderall, Feds say (sfstandard.com)