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Tumblr is a personal blog at bryce.vc about startups and business. Since 2010, 88 different Hacker News readers have linked it 134 times, most often “Most People Won’t”. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link bryce.vc for posts on venture funding, bootstrapping without VC money, and the indie.vc experiment.
- Recommended for · 3 comments
- one commenter says a linked post resonated; another says it is worth reading, and to go read Bryce's post
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
VC, Dad
Most-linked posts?
- Most People Won’t4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2013-10-24
- Rise of the Independents4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2012-02-13
- Most People Won’t2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-20
- Why I Do Unsmart Things2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-03-01
- Most People Won't2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-05-24
- The Anatomy of a Y Combinator Demo Day Pitch2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-03-25
- The Biggest Misunderstanding About Indie.vc2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-02-18
- Does Price Matter?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-10-29
What Hacker News says?
That resonates deeply with me, and I've been struggling to put across all of that when all I hear from peers is the intention to flip or IPO and on the importance of grabbing as much money as possible whenever possible. Not to say YC isn't the answer. There's certainly many good reasons to do YC or something similar (the two biggest being the people/network and the atmosphere/environment - from what YC alumni have s…
Comment linking /post/17396972172/rise-of-the-independents
on “Did everybody see what just happened? The pendulum has swung. ”Submitted Most people won't as a story · 161 points
HN discussionAm I the only one that read the first two or three lines of Jason's comment and got a headache? http://bryce.vc/post/3520840379/why-i-deleted-my-angellist-a... He made a good point, but why does he have to express himself like that ? Srsly! Oh, and don't tell me it's passion. Gimme a break. Kthnx :)
Comment linking /post/3520840379/why-i-deleted-my-angellist-account
on “Why I Deleted My AngelList Account”Submitted AOL: Hand Over Crunchbase and Nobody Gets Hurt as a story · 124 points
HN discussionIt's worth reading indie.vc's response to this article: http://bryce.vc/post/111385165695/the-biggest-misunderstandi...
Comment linking /post/111385165695/the-biggest-misunderstanding-about-indie-vc
on “While other VCs seek Unicorns, Indie.vc is all about cashflow”Submitted The Anatomy of a Y Combinator Demo Day Pitch as a story · 98 points
HN discussionFred's blog is great, but this post is really a link to Bryce's blog post: http://bryce.vc/post/130071493425/my-xoxo-talk Perhaps just go read Bryce's post, which was Fred's intent.
Comment linking /post/130071493425/my-xoxo-talk
on “A Different Approach to VC”Submitted Why I Deleted My AngelList Account as a story · 81 points
HN discussionThis should trigger alarm bells in all would-be startup founders. These sorts of patterns should have founders debating about doing things like Bryce Roberts' indie.vc experiment. http://bryce.vc/post/116925485725/drafting-a-declaration-of-... I think given this environment (the barbell shape of current day funding) the next financier who wants to make a big impact should fix this middle part of funding. I'd wager r…
Comment linking /post/116925485725/drafting-a-declaration-of-independents
on “The Decreasing Follow-On Financing Success of Startups”Submitted Google at their best. Facebook at their best. as a story · 75 points
HN discussionSubmitted The thousands of startups today that are pitching... as a story · 66 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Sad State of the Startup Pitch as a story · 64 points
HN discussionSubmitted OATV posted an opening for an associate. Only one woman applied. as a story · 26 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Coming Privacy Panic as a story · 25 points
HN discussionSubmitted Now is a great time to be unfundable as a story · 20 points
HN discussionSubmitted You Don’t Need a Master Plan You Just Need to Start as a story · 15 points
HN discussionSubmitted QWERTY Must Die, by Bryce as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why I’m Rejoining AngelList (Bryce Roberts) as a story · 11 points
HN discussionSubmitted Most People Won’t as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Most People Won't as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Real Innovation Happening at Y Combinator as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted I read a piece from Forrester the other day that... as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Writing as a competitive advantage as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Larry Page is so interested in Google Glasses as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Think Smaller as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ten Years of Innovation Highlighted in One Night as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Helluva Lifestyle Business You Got There as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Indie.vc Companies as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Update on Indie.vc as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Lies We Tell Ourselves as a story · 4 points
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