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In this day and age, you often don't need a corporation behind you to provide value. Actually, it seems like not even in the past you did, since many many comp
by nkkollaw 7y ago
In this day and age, you often don't need a corporation behind you to provide value.
Actually, it seems like not even in the past you did, since many many companies were started in a garage.
- omegaworks 7y agoThe garage mythos borders on capitalist propaganda. Here's Steve Wozniak debunking the Apple garage myth: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/05/steve-wozniak-apple-starting-in-a-garage-is-a-myth https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/05/steve-woz... And an entire thread debunking the "started in a garage" for the market dominators of today: https://twitter.com/historic_ly/status/1119980086420299777 https://twitter.com/historic_ly/status/1119980086420299777 These founders have always had some access to resources above and beyond what is considered "standard issue." It's about time we get realistic about the necessary conditions that were required to start these radically successful companies, because we shouldn't design economies or social policies around myths.