The other perspective is that a good number of very successful companies were fo... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		neelm on July 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If History is any Guide, You’ve Got Two Years The other perspective is that a good number of very successful companies were founded in a recession / downturn: http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/the-economic-future-just-ha... http://blogs.hbr.org/silverman/2008/08/why-downturns-breed-b... http://www.resourcenation.com/blog/famous-companies-that-wer... There are a lot of lists like this.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact