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Ask HN: Are you a lifestyle business owner / micropreneur?

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I'm curious how many people on HN self-identify as a "lifestyle business owner" or "micropreneur". Obviously, there are a lot of people who are in the swing-for-the-fences startup environment. And probably more who are simply bystanders and hopefuls who wish they were in the startup environment.

Personally, I'm more interested in building a comfortable lifestyle business for myself. Would people be interested in forming a small community? These types of discussions are often tangential to the startup discussion found on HN and elsewhere - a lot of advice for a startup does not really apply to a lifestyle business.

I know of a few places (Micropreneur Academy, Dynamite Circle, Startup Guild), but each of these have their own problem in my opinion. Where else do people hang out? Any go-to blogs for reading on the subject, or podcasts?

I think life-style businesses have enough in common with the general HN discussion that the community belongs here. Most issues faced by one will be faced by the other. One counter example would probably be funding in most cases.

patio11 frequents (and is highly respected) on HN and I don't believe he considers himself a startup in the "swing-for-the-fences" sense. He still continuously works to improve and grow his business which is where I think the common ground really exists.

There are, but the lifestyle biz is segmented into 'types' of business: pro blogging, affiliate marketing, Saas, ecommerce, etc. There are sites specifically catering to these communities and their issues. They each will have the ability to cultivate a small group that you can invite to chat with, or have a chat forum.

Micropreneur is what bugs crap. try meet-up.

Umm, I'm not really sure what you are getting at.

Regarding meetups, I was asking more about online communities. Meetups are great, but sometimes you just want to chat or ask questions online.

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