Re:Ask HN: Best startup/tech movies?
by ch4ch4 on Saturday April 09, 2016 @11:18PM
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Ghostbusters.
They identified a niche, bootstrapped their company, solved a real pain point for their customers, and spread through word of mouth from their satisfied customers to become the dominant player in their space.
Re:Ask HN: Best startup/tech movies?
by nextweek2 on Sunday April 10, 2016 @04:36AM
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I'm not so sure:
* They didn't invest in redundant systems
* They had problems at scale
* They had high running costs
* They took health and safety risks with their employees
They identified a niche, bootstrapped their company, solved a real pain point for their customers, and spread through word of mouth from their satisfied customers to become the dominant player in their space.