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?
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.