To be fair, there is a lot of hate on tech forums, because that is generally the attitude of most techies.  &quot;Oh, that&#x27;s stupid because of X.  I&#x27;ve seen that back when it was Y.&quot;  Most people in tech appear to believe that if you think of reasons why an idea will fail, that somehow makes you smart.  I&#x27;ve learned the opposite, that figuring out how to make idea work is what makes you smart.<p>That said, HN is the Mecca of all startup-wannabes.  You&#x27;re going to get a disproportionate amount of lashback here either for or against all-things-startup.<p>Like anything, if you&#x27;re going to post a comment, or a product, expect a lot of dumb negative feedback and ignore the haters.  Take the good negative feedback and internalize that, though.