I disagree further--I don&#x27;t think that startup culture (<i>especially</i> the pseudo Ponzi stuff we see nowadays) has <i>anything</i> to do with hackerspaces.<p>&quot;Startup culture&quot; is purely an invention of &quot;How do I build a business with no resources&quot;? Hackerspaces are the continuation of HAM radio clubs and electronics clubs and engineers bullshitting at bars and people letting folks goof around with their broken television sets and kids goofing around on BBS.<p>None of that has anything to do with startups--to say otherwise is pretty much just astroturfing.