Hacker News

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Sep 29, 2017 by Roger Dickey · said 43 times in 27 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Sep 29, 2017 neutral
Assertion Supported
Roger Dickey tested 25 business ideas before launching Gigster
“Before Gigster, we actually tried about 25 different ideas. We built prototypes, shipped them on Product Hunt or Hacker News.”
Roger Dickey Sep 29, 2017 ▶ 2:58 20VC: If You Do Not Like VCs, You Have Not Worked With a Good One, How Andreesen Have Added The Same Level of Value As A Co-Founder, Why Market Is The First Thing To Consider When Angel Investing & Why Series A Is A Hiring Decision with Roger Dickey, Foun
Nov 17, 2017 negative
Opinion
Barrett: Top Talent Doesn't Care Which VC Backs Your Startup
“I think that the best people out there just don't give a damn about your VC. They're probably not reading Hacker News. They probably don't care about TechCrunch.”
David Barrett Nov 17, 2017 ▶ 18:41 20VC: Why Valley Investors Are Really Gamblers, Why The Business Model of Selling To The Biggest Sucker Is Wrong & Why The Best Potential Hires Don't Care Who Your VC is with David Barrett, Founder & CEO @ Expensify
Apr 22, 2021
Assertion Supported
Segment's Hacker News launch drove thousands of GitHub stars and signups
“We just went straight to the top of Hacker News, got hundreds of upvotes, thousands of stars on GitHub, thousands of email signups.”
Peter Reinhardt Apr 22, 2021 ▶ 4:53 20VC: Segment Founder Peter Reinhardt on His Learning Process, How Great Leaders Listen and Encourage Debate within Their Organisation & How To Use Data Intelligently To Improve Decision-Making
Oct 18, 2022
Assertion Supported
Dropbox demo video topped Hacker News for days in 2007
“So I made this demo video that actually hit the top of Hacker News for a couple of days in 2007.”
Drew Houston Oct 18, 2022 ▶ 3:36 Dropbox CEO Drew Houston: How to Pick a Co-Founder; Steve Jobs' Attempt to Buy Dropbox | 20VC #938 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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