This Week in Startups: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291", hN recommends it in startup video lists for its stories and Sacca's candid background.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2012–2017interviewHN recommends it in startup video lists for its stories and Sacca's candid background.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2013–2015interviewRecommended to understand what the 37signals founders stand for and DHH's contrarian takes on tech business.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2014–2016interviewHN people link it for Paul Graham's candid views on startups, Aaron Swartz, and investing selection.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2014–2016interviewHN calls it a favorite startup video because it is packed with candid stories about Facebook, Twitter and Google.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2018–2022interviewHN cites it for Chamath's claim that venture-backed growth resembles a Ponzi scheme, especially when startups spend heavily on big-tech advertising.
- cited 3× 0 months 2015–2018interviewHN mostly cites it for specific anecdotes, such as Thiel's early Facebook investment and how he thinks about the future, not as a general recommendation.
Questions
Which This Week in Startups video does Hacker News recommend most?
Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital - TWiST #291: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2012 and 2017.
Is this every This Week in Startups video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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