A tech company wants to sell something.
A tech community stands for something.

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They're just different kinds of structures, with different purposes.

Companies can achieve many things, but have their limits — not all goods in the world can be individually priced and sold.

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There was a good David Sacks article about it (mostly from marketing POV):

https://sacks.substack.com/p/your-startup-is-a-movement

I'd add that some of the best early-stage companies stand for something (PayPal, Google, Apple). But when they grow, it's hard to maintain it, especially when they have more people and shareholders pressure to make money.

Which tech community is the best example of "standing for something?"

I don't work *for* anyone. 

I work *with* people *for* a cause.

It's possible that you start as a tech community and end up as a tech company.

A tech entrepreneur starts with a purpose that gets lost along the way.

A tech community starts with a purpose that becomes bigger among the way.

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” 

A problematic idea when (as you point out) most people haven't thought explicitly about their values
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