I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea (tjcx.me)
recommended by 1 user | 2021 | 851 points by swyx | startup failure | original thread |
One user recommended this thread. What they said:
nugget Jan 23, 2021 | on: Tell HN: 19yo, bootstrapped SaaS, 250k ARR after 10 months | context

Maybe there's been a positive drift in that aspect of the community over the last couple years. Take this thread from last week about GlacierMD:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25825917

IMO the discussion was at least as insightful as I'd expect from a top level MBA classroom.

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