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This is all good news for our industry. Soft numbers among the top players trickle down in the form of reduced demand and investor interest for earlier stage co
by api 10y ago
This is all good news for our industry. Soft numbers among the top players trickle down in the form of reduced demand and investor interest for earlier stage companies. Good numbers send a signal that the industry is healthy.
Edit: wow stepped on a mysterious hater button. :P
- w1ntermute 10y agoOr it could be a sign that the industry is consolidating and that there's no point in investing in non-FANGAM companies.
- lucb1e 10y ago> our industry Who does 'our' refer to here? Clicking your profile, it's not clear whom you work for, so I sure hope it doesn't refer to hackers of hacker news in general.
- euyyn 10y agoHe refers to tech startups.
- lucb1e 10y agoI don't like to think advertising is necessary for every tech startup. I certainly don't want to be associated with the industry that rubs annoying stuff in your face as much as they can get away with.
- euyyn 10y agoThe comment you replied to wasn't talking of the advertising industry in particular, but of the tech industry in general. The "big players" in his comment were the big companies, and "us" were the startups.