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uncov.com · Group blog · on HN since 2007
Irreverent tech blog that mocked startup hype, TechCrunch, Y Combinator, and web app launches in the late 2000s.
What HN saysHN commenters cite it as the standard rant against startup hype and TechCrunch's coverage, and note it did praise Scribd.
29HN people shared it
9linked it in comments
45stories submitted
318story points
18 years agolast shared
2007people per year2026
Most-shared posts
- 1Uncov - An Angry Techcrunch4 people · 20 points · first shared 2007 · 12 comments on HN
- 2Why You Always Read About Y Combinator Startups on TechCrunch2 people · 35 points · first shared 2008 · 23 comments on HN
- 3Paul Graham, Just Shut Your Face Already2 people · 21 points · first shared 2008 · 20 comments on HN
- 4Zoho DB: Software As A Disservice2 people · 5 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 5Zoho's Ajax Spreadsheet Is A Cruel Joke2 people · 3 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 6Zoho Show Is Why You Need A Dual Core CPU2 people · 1 points · first shared 2007 · discussion on HN
- 7Scribd you re alright2 people · first shared 2007
- 8Yes, Uncov is Back1 people · 34 points · first shared 2008 · 21 comments on HN
- 9Last uncov ever?1 people · 26 points · first shared 2008 · 7 comments on HN
- 10Maybe Yahoo Shouldn't Have Bought All This Sh*t1 people · 25 points · first shared 2008 · 16 comments on HN
- 11Positive review of Disqus on Uncov1 people · 19 points · first shared 2007 · 10 comments on HN
- 12WriteWith : Everybody point and laugh1 people · 15 points · first shared 2007 · 24 comments on HN
- 13People Who Like Meebo Don't Recognize This Girl (lesson on platforms)1 people · 8 points · first shared 2007 · 6 comments on HN
- 14Crime Is Up In Palo Alto. Yes, This Is Funny.1 people · 7 points · first shared 2008 · 4 comments on HN
- 15uncov: Are online office suites/apps doomed?1 people · 6 points · first shared 2007 · 5 comments on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
omouse · 2007-05-22
It's the hype that makes everything seem bubbly. It's quite annoying for a lot of people which is why http://www.uncov.com/ and many other rants about it exist: to take the hype down a peg or two.
staunch · 2008-01-05
evdawg · 2009-03-01
Because TechCrunch is in bed with YCombinator, of course ;)
http://uncov.com/ycombinator-techcrunch-butthappy
(Yes, this is a joke)
tlrobinson · 2008-10-19
http://uncov.com/node/245
http://uncov.com/node/241
http://uncov.com/node/238
Not the usual Uncov-level mockery, but it's a start.
dpapathanasiou · 2008-04-02
uncov actually liked scribd: http://www.uncov.com/2007/4/26/scribd-you-re-alright
alaskamiller · 2008-02-24
uuilly · 2007-11-08
He treated scribd alright too:
http://www.uncov.com/2007/4/26/scribd-you-re-alright
bootload · 2008-10-18
"... mostly because I’m going to be a father in March and need some stability, but also because I’m tired of the fight ... "Ha ha!" ..."
Apt.
Failing fast though is probably a good idea. Ted reminds me of the difference between Engineers and Entrepreneurs. The former is a subset of the later and playing Engineer is not enough to succeed. Part Engineer, part schmooze, play-acting business type and full time dogs body. I'm beginning to think founders of successful Startups are more chameleon than person.
This is the problem with Pressflip,
it doesn't turn up anything interesting
~ http://uncov.com/node/245
When Pressflip fails to deliver the goods instead of writing better software, changing the idea or looking for alternatives. Ted bails. Is it the realisation the idea was less than stellar? the market has turned? Or did he get the hard word from the misses who's looking at the lean years ahead? I'm making a conscious effort to avoid feelings of schaedenfraude to Startup founders who fail like this.
Then Ted writes articles like this ~ http://uncov.com/paul-graham-shut-your-face
Ha ha!