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>Two guys in a garage Is this urban legend still taken seriously? I mean, it was a thing 40 years ago, but now there is hardly anyone "with nothing to lose" th
by tzfld 8y ago
>Two guys in a garage
Is this urban legend still taken seriously? I mean, it was a thing 40 years ago, but now there is hardly anyone "with nothing to lose" that can reach anywhere without a good amount of luck.
- janlaureys 8y agoProbably just that guy who made Flappy Bird I guess.
- CalRobert 8y agoPretty sure luck was a requisite 40 years ago too. But it does seem harder to imagine low-hanging fruit is as common now as it was then.
- chillydawg 8y agoI started my current thing in my garage, with my cofounder. I loved that garage.
- jlebrech 8y agoit's one guy and a standing desk now
- TomK32 8y agothat's me :D
- adventured 8y agoI'm one guy in a home office starting up a new company. The garage would be a terrible alternative. Been doing it this way since 1996. It's just as much fun as it was then, when you've landed on something that excites you. There's still a vast amount of land to explore.
- kalleboo 8y agoAlso who can afford a garage these days?
- Negitivefrags 8y agoI started a company with my friend in his garage. It was also a game company in New Zealand. When I saw that part of the article it seemed like an odd coincidence.
- ElCapitanMarkla 8y agoWhich game was it? The only NZ one I saw on the list was Flutter VR and I don't think they'll like being called "two guys in a garage" https://idealog.co.nz/workplace/2018/02/girlsbehindthegames-dunedin-based-runaway-pushes-games-industry-equality https://idealog.co.nz/workplace/2018/02/girlsbehindthegames-...
- DanielBMarkham 8y agoI've met dozens of people who have made a good living from starting off with nothing. Do they specifically have to be in a garage? Luck plays a huge role. So does talent, skill, and opportunity. You screw up if you think of it in only one of those terms to the exclusion of the others.