Does anyone know of any websites that fit this bill? I am looking for a few to join.
It is, and more than that.
Your account is 80 days old, you've commented four times in total one of which scored a -4, and you've submitted - this entry included - twice.
And you're already ready to pass judgement on what HN is or is not.
HN is what you make it, you'll find that if you participate in stories related to the subjects that you indicate and if you post more stories related to those subjects that it is indeed exactly that - and more.
The 'more' is all the other stuff that you are apparently not interested in.
Like any other forum HN is scoped, it is scoped narrowly enough that it is possible to say what does and what does not belong here, and the stuff you indicate ('entrepreneurial ventures for web developers') is about as on-topic as it gets here.
Don't say the cake is not to your taste before you've at least done more than looked at it.
"Do you know of other sites geared towards web application developers?"
Adding:
"an online community geared towards conversations pertaining to entrepreneurial ventures for web developers it is not"
Definitely gives me a feeling of judgment being passed.
I like the way jacquesm has been downvoting all of my posts.
Talk about passing judgement.
For the record, you can not downvote posts that reply to yours.
You could not know that because you do not have enough points yet to downvote at all.
This isn't reddit. Not by a long shot.
Does anyone else have any links to web dev / entrepreneur type communities?
Also learning how to ask a question is directly related to the quality of the answer.
The biggest names in my circle of work tend to post very little at these communities, probably because they are crazy busy. I find the most active participants are either new or hobbyists.
Edit: Perhaps another way to reach out to other big names in your industry is to create "stuff" which can capture their attention. That might be writing code which they might try out or posting info to a weblog which they might read. That's a great way to get your name out there. Conferences are probably another good way.
So, I think you need to dig deeper than web communities.