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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by eamag on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @07:04AM (#42779218)
GPT: whatsapp, instagram, airbnb, slack, uber, snap
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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by pjc50 on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:12AM (#42779730)
Fact check: almost totally correct, most founded in 2009 except Airbnb which was 2007. Interesting. Seems like 2009 was a good year for startups; I guess building at the market bottom is a good way to ride the market up.
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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by kridsdale1 on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @12:37PM (#42782915)
Also coincides with the start of the app + REST economy
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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by mrguyorama on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @02:57PM (#42784529)
The gig economy at least in part grew out of a giant wave of unemployment.

There were also suddenly a lot of people without a home to sleep in, and suddenly a lot of homes on the market.

Basically, right after a crash is the best time to do anything.

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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by nejsjsjsbsb on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @07:09AM (#42779251)
Openai?
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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by philipwhiuk on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @07:33AM (#42779403)
The slave isn't going to turn on its master ;)
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Re:Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith by zer0tonin on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @11:05AM (#42781652)
No exit in view.
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