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It's not like she's the only person at the company. I'm sure that they've got at least some engineering under that VC Capital umbrella
by axtscz 10y ago
It's not like she's the only person at the company. I'm sure that they've got at least some engineering under that VC Capital umbrella
- learc83 10y agoI'm sure the company is filled with engineers now. But my point is why put someone with no research, engineering, or management experience in charge? Imagine a hypothetical scenario. I'm a VC and some kid with a degree in biology told me we should make phones that use ultra capacitors instead of batteries. Me: "That sounds cool, but it's probably not going to work because ultra caps just don't have the energy density." Kid: "Yeah but if you give me 25 million dollars I can hire a bunch of engineers and figure it out." Me: "Why do I need you? You're idea isn't novel. You don't have any experience or training, and you probably can't even do it." Kid: "But if I do, you'll make billions." Me: "I can give the same money to anyone of thousands of people qualified to actually run an R&D project, and I'll have a much higher chance of success."