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Interesting post, could be interpreted multiple ways: - growth in pure/easy SW projects is stalling, need to find new areas - trying to get away from the "bro
by zwieback 10y ago
Interesting post, could be interpreted multiple ways:
- growth in pure/easy SW projects is stalling, need to find new areas
- trying to get away from the "bro" prejudice against SW startups
- YC has found a good way to bring rapid, iterative development techniques to hard/HW projects
Hopefully the third one but probably a combination of all of the above.
- codingdave 10y agoMaybe I'm just cynical, but my interpretation was more of "YC's over-arching strategy is to benevolently get a small piece of EVERYTHING, so we'd better convince new markets to come work with us."