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I think what's being overlooked by the article is the actual development of some good technology -- there seems to be so much focus on the exit rather than what

by freax 18y ago

I think what's being overlooked by the article is the actual development of some good technology -- there seems to be so much focus on the exit rather than what a startup is actually doing. So many of these Web 2.0 startups seem to want to grab a piece of the pie by diverting traffic rather than growing the pie by offering something fundamentally useful.

spif 18y ago
...but if you read the rest of PG articles, you'll see that he says _exactly_ that.
- freax 18y ago
  ...but if you look at the companies he _actually_ funds, it ain't so. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/y-combinator-demo-day-roundup-for-spring-2008/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/14/y-combinator-demo-day-r...