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.
- interview recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2012–2017HN recommends it in startup video lists for its stories and Sacca's candid background.
- interview recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2013–2015Recommended to understand what the 37signals founders stand for and DHH's contrarian takes on tech business.
- interview recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users, 2014–2016HN people link it for Paul Graham's candid views on startups, Aaron Swartz, and investing selection.
- interview recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users, 2014–2016HN calls it a favorite startup video because it is packed with candid stories about Facebook, Twitter and Google.
- interview recommended in 1 different month by 1 HN user, 2018–2022HN cites it for Chamath's claim that venture-backed growth resembles a Ponzi scheme, especially when startups spend heavily on big-tech advertising.
- interview cited on HN 3 times, 2015–2018HN 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.