Show HN: Pitch Ponies – startup themed comic series
A startup-themed comic series called Pitch Ponies has been launched. Episode 3 is linked, with episodes 1 and 2 also available on the site.
Background
- Pitch Ponies is a comic series that dramatizes real startup horror stories — founder betrayal, investor pressure, and corporate sabotage — in the style of an edgy indie comic.
- The creator, Supramono, runs a design studio and previously published "Never Trust a Venture Capitalist," a comic that went viral in founder circles for illustrating how VCs can quietly strip founders of control.
- Episode 3 depicts a founder who lands a huge deal only to have a VC board member sabotage the contract and install their own CEO, a scenario that mirrors actual startup power struggles (e.g., Steve Jobs being ousted from Apple, or the "super-voting share" traps many founders walk into).
- The series fills a niche: there is no mainstream comic or show that tackles the psychology and politics of startups. With "SVB" (a fictionalized HBO show) and "Silicon Valley" off the air, the medium remains underserved.
- The audience is likely other founders, early employees, and startup-adjacent professionals who find catharsis in seeing their war stories drawn as dark comedy.