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Cautious Optimism

Personal blog · alexwrites.substack.combusinessstartups

Cautious Optimism is a personal blog at alexwrites.substack.com about business and startups. Since 2019, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-30, and you can follow it by feed.

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2019–2024first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2023

The business of tech, explained. Modestly upbeat.

What Hacker News says?

  1. Submitted Big tech won't save you as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  2. Submitted If you like startups you should love anti-trust as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  3. Submitted The platforms will never stop hungering as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  4. Submitted Why no one covered your early-stage round as a story · 2 points

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  5. Submitted TikTok, capitalism, and whose side are you on? as a story · 1 points

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  6. Submitted Taking Care of Others as Self-Care as a story · 1 points

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