Many a long time forum has come and gone, degraded in culture, succumbed to featuritis or any of the many possible ends such gatherings online can face as the years slip by. It really is special how HN has stayed on balance a place one can discover fascinating new things and people who stimulate the mind. Moderation plays a huge role in tending that spirit, and I too am truly grateful for the work you do here.
Happy holidays to the whole of HN as well. Moderation tends things, but the great people far more knowledgeable and from far different backgrounds from me who submit and discuss are the meat on the bones! Thanks to all of you, you've helped me through quite a few challenges!
Thank you @pg and @dang for maintaining this forum, because you’ve been my MBA.
See, I’m an engineer, a moderately good one, passionate with business but unable to get the connections to start one, let alone know how to start one.
Thanks to countless essays, from Paul Graham’s to Kalzumeus or Joel on Software, and countless comments, bouncing ideas, and books (Founders at Work), etc., when I started my company, I knew exactly what to do, how to react to catastrophic events, how to notice a pivot, etc. It led me to hiring 3 employees and having the money to hire 5-10 more, bootstrapped and always spending wisely. Thank you HN.
I wonder whether there’s now a place to learn how to go from 3 employees to 30. We hear very few stories of managers on HN, as opposed to stories of founders.
Lots of my friends call me talented, and treat my 10-year business with respect.
Well, I have a little secret.
It’s always been you, HN.
PS: Maybe I should apply to YCombinator in the end, to give you the 7% of my business I owe you ;)
Happy holidays to the whole of HN as well. Moderation tends things, but the great people far more knowledgeable and from far different backgrounds from me who submit and discuss are the meat on the bones! Thanks to all of you, you've helped me through quite a few challenges!