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Re:Shopify to lay off 10% of workers in broad shake-up by boringg on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:04AM (#32238414)
Completely disagree.

It's like saying, if you are building the next google (early days) you can still easily get cash. Sure but not as much as say 6 months ago. It isn't easier than any time in the last decade - 6 months ago people didn't even do due diligence before the wrote massive checks.

edited: for politeness as per comment.

Re:Shopify to lay off 10% of workers in broad shake-up by infamouscow on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:44AM (#32238992)
Maybe it's a signal-to-noise thing.

Companies that have been growing sustainably and building innovative technology that reduces costs 10x (in a recession) get a lot of attention. Especially if they are turning a profit without any accounting tricks.

Companies that were never going to be profitable are having problems raising money now and sounding the horns. There are a lot of those companies, especially on HN, but please don't categorically dismiss my experience as a fantasy.

Re:Shopify to lay off 10% of workers in broad shake-up by boringg on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:56AM (#32239204)
Still doesn't resonate and unfortunately I will point that your experience does not represent the broader market. Just because you (assumptions made on your comment about personal experience) made a fast round doesn't mean that the market is easier or better for raising - it probably means you found product-fit/sold it better or some other kind of micro strategy benefit.

My comment is and still stands: if you are making something truly amazing then you will almost always find investors (which isn't a good metric). If you were making something amazing 6 months ago you would have gotten more money on more favorable terms. This market isn't easier or friendly at all - investor appetites have changed.

Re:Shopify to lay off 10% of workers in broad shake-up by ghaff on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:57AM (#32239227)
See VMware during the dot-com bust.
Re:Shopify to lay off 10% of workers in broad shake-up by hluska on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @10:13AM (#32238523)
There’s no need to be that aggressive.