Reading the comments it seems like not many people here are entreprenuerially-minded. What do others think?
Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
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Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#2The percentage used to be larger, but has diminished over time.
There are still some of us here, though.
Also, do bear in mind the crowd effect. If it was a post where an pro-entrepreneurship attitude would have been heavily attacked/criticised/downvoted (marketing-related posts on HN don't always attract positivity, for example), many people may have stayed silent.
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#3The percentage used to be larger, but has diminished over time. There are still some of us here, though. Also, do bear in mind the crowd effect. If it was a post where an pro-entrepreneurship attitude would have been heavily attacked/criticised/downvoted (marketing-related posts on HN don't always attract positivity, for example), many people may have stayed silent.
Same about the Stock Market, which ironically can be the best life stile location independent business...
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#4The percentage used to be larger, but has diminished over time. There are still some of us here, though. Also, do bear in mind the crowd effect. If it was a post where an pro-entrepreneurship attitude would have been heavily attacked/criticised/downvoted (marketing-related posts on HN don't always attract positivity, for example), many people may have stayed silent.
Same about the Stock Market, which ironically can be the best life stile location independent business...
Day trading, you mean? I've heard mixed things about it - is that something you do?
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#5Oh, follow-up: if you want to read more entrepreneurial content, https://barnacl.es/ is kinda "HN but for bootstrappers".
I read it periodically - interesting stuff.
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same about the Stock Market, which ironically can be the best life stile location independent business...
Day trading, you mean? I've heard mixed things about it - is that something you do?
No Sir, I do not believe in day trading and technical analysts - e.g. glued to computer screens and using flags and other candle formations, but yes, I do trade the stock market very successfully using quantitative systems, once the system is build it trades by itself and I just move on to test/develop the next system, which hopefully will outperform the current one I am using...
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#7The percentage used to be larger, but has diminished over time. There are still some of us here, though. Also, do bear in mind the crowd effect. If it was a post where an pro-entrepreneurship attitude would have been heavily attacked/criticised/downvoted (marketing-related posts on HN don't always attract positivity, for example), many people may have stayed silent.
Could you please share your ideas, why has it diminished? Different audience came, or more people fine with coding in general, without their own business (so old people became more "normal" oriented)?
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Day trading, you mean? I've heard mixed things about it - is that something you do?
No Sir, I do not believe in day trading and technical analysts - e.g. glued to computer screens and using flags and other candle formations, but yes, I do trade the stock market very successfully using quantitative systems, once the system is build it trades by itself and I just move on to test/develop the next system, which hopefully will outperform the current one I am using...
Hey man I read your profile and you sound wise (according to my pre-existing biases). Just curious, what API/platform do you use for your trading bots?
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#9Oh, follow-up: if you want to read more entrepreneurial content, https://barnacl.es/ is kinda "HN but for bootstrappers". I read it periodically - interesting stuff.
I like bootstrapping but I don't believe in coasting on a lifestyle business or anything similar to what DHH promotes (which I view as mediocrity).
Re: Ask HN: What percentage of HN users are entrepreneurs?
#10I would say most of us are entreprenuerially-minded, because it rubs off eventually.