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Re: Show HN: Founders launching startups on Twitch

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Post by fouc »

codingdave wrote: post #13
shafyy wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool. However, stop calling it startups. They're launching apps/products, not startups.

To get even more pedantic, they are building apps, not launching them. Not that I want to dismiss the efforts - a group of people all challenging themselves to build out a side project in 24 hours is commendable. But building an idea into an MVP on a Saturday is not the same thing as launching a company.

If it is live on a public url, then it is "launched", so they are launching apps/products.

Deploy to production = launch

Re: Show HN: Founders launching startups on Twitch

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Post by michaelgrafl »

bhengaij wrote: post #75
rorykoehler wrote: post #64

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That's what PG wants a startup to be because it's self serving. He isn't going to get rich off of people bootstrapping lifestyle startups.

So true. I think a startup should be what it literally denotes. A new business.

Then we wouldn't need the word "startup" at all. But since people intuitively see a difference between opening up a deli and starting a social network, I think the word has a use.

I think people associcate startups with technology, high risk (compared to a proven business model that has worked a thousand times for other people), and potential for fast growth (with regards to the investment).

I don't think that excludes lifestyle-ventures.

Re: Show HN: Founders launching startups on Twitch

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Post by michaelgrafl »

sonnyblarney wrote: post #40

"Hey, I worked on a project for a few hours, give me funding" Please folks - we need new terminology. This initiative is all fine and good, but maybe we need new words, because these are not startups. This seems more to fit the term 'Hackathon' than anything. 'Microstartup'? 'Microproject' ? 'Microfab' ? 'Micro-op' ? Ok maybe not so great ... Something that communicates that it is authentic and innovative, but at the…

I would call this building MVPs.

Re: Show HN: Founders launching startups on Twitch

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Post by Fomite »

warent wrote: post #23
TekMol wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We should take back the word 'startup' from people who want to make us think it is reserved for something that involves a business plan and raising money. If someone starts something, I call it startup.

Except that words need to mean something, otherwise anyone can arbitrarily decide what they mean at their own convenience like what's happening now.

Having been interested in business since before the dot-com book, I've seen "Startup" transform from "New business, dealing with new business problems" to the very SV-driven notion that it's a new business expressly designed to scale quickly.

Words might need to mean something, but there's already been a lot of drift here.

Re: Show HN: Founders launching startups on Twitch

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Post by austenallred »

shafyy wrote: post #8
aulrich wrote: post #2

Heya! I’m Armin, part of the team behind the 24 Hour Startup Challenge! Over this weekend, there are over 300 founders building products live on Twitch in 24 hours. As I post this, there are almost 90 people live streaming their work from all over the world! You can watch them on 24hrstartup.com. The idea behind this live-streamed hackathon event comes from Pat Walls. He challenged himself to do a 24-hour startup twi…

Cool. However, stop calling it startups. They're launching apps/products, not startups.

Being pedantic around this is silly
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