[zmansiv]

While I'm sure these are completely valid truths in some startups, I can't help but feel that the author doesn't really know what it's like to be successful in that sort of environment. You can paint things a hundred different ways depending on your perspective, but if this sort of "culture" works for so many people and they're happy with it, I don't really see an issue. OP was simply not a good fit for the startup scene's culture, and that isn't a BS statement meant to bar out anyone who doesn't fit the mold.

[zalambar]

Your response seems to suggest that the OP has not been successful and is no longer a member of the "startup scene". I don't see why you would assume any of that to be true or to be the motivation for this post.

I found it to be a useful reminder that practices I am often excited to see are not necessarily indicators of a healthy culture I would want to be a part of. I enjoy stoping for a minute to think "wait, could that apply to us?". I think it is important to consider if the culture behind a given practice is positive and empowering or how much it has shifted toward being dysfunctional or harmful.

[harryh]

What about all of the people that startup people systematically excludes?