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Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by capex »

sspiff wrote: post #36

I'm sorry, but can we stop calling these startups? Companies like Twitter, eBay, GitHub, Mozilla, Netflix and Atlassian are past the startup stage by now. Many of them have been market leaders for years. Calling Intuit a startup isn't even stretching it anymore. They're 30 years old and have a revenue of over $4B. I realize HN thinks startups are sexy, but these have no business being labeled startups. If Intuit is a…

these companies may not be startups, but they provide a useful info: what large tech companies are paying for.

Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by sspiff »

capex wrote: post #41
sspiff wrote: post #36

I'm sorry, but can we stop calling these startups? Companies like Twitter, eBay, GitHub, Mozilla, Netflix and Atlassian are past the startup stage by now. Many of them have been market leaders for years. Calling Intuit a startup isn't even stretching it anymore. They're 30 years old and have a revenue of over $4B. I realize HN thinks startups are sexy, but these have no business being labeled startups. If Intuit is a…

these companies may not be startups, but they provide a useful info: what large tech companies are paying for.

I'm not disputing that this information may be useful. I'm just saying it's poorly labeled to look more attractive to certain types of visitors.

Replacing "startups" in the title with "(technology) companies" would be more accurate, but probably reduce traffic.

Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by wensing »

colinhowe wrote: post #20
mosselman wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I usually make more sure than 'most of x is y' before I claim certain things. This is just hipsterism. Ebay, LinkedIn, Mozilla? Are you kidding? While in New York I went to some networking events where people said 'I work for a startup', 'How long have you guys been around?', '4 years', 'That doesn't really sound like a startup.', 'I know, but we FEEL like a startup.'... A*holes.

When do you cease being a startup?

When you shift from customer development to company-building. In other words, when you stop searching for, and instead start scaling, a business model. See also: http://steveblank.com/2012/03/05/search-versus-execute/

Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by onedev »

sspiff wrote: post #36

I'm sorry, but can we stop calling these startups? Companies like Twitter, eBay, GitHub, Mozilla, Netflix and Atlassian are past the startup stage by now. Many of them have been market leaders for years. Calling Intuit a startup isn't even stretching it anymore. They're 30 years old and have a revenue of over $4B. I realize HN thinks startups are sexy, but these have no business being labeled startups. If Intuit is a…

I came in here just to say this.

I'm sorry but on what planet is eBay a startup?

Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by acjohnson55 »

Cool info, but the presentation could use some help. The pageloads to view companies are slow, and once they show up, the grid of technologies is not the most thoughtful way to organize the data. It's not clear to me whether order has any meaning.

There's got to be a better way to categorize the technologies used. Perhaps separating the core web request stack and from the support components would be a start. Some aggregate information across all of the companies would be useful as well.

Re: Show HN: See what the best startups in the world are using

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

arocks wrote: post #44
moondowner wrote: post #33

This should be 'See what services the best startups in the world are using'.

Exactly. It would be great if we can see which languages and other server side technologies they use.

www.builtwith.com seems to be pretty accurate, probably a good starting point for that information.
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