It's easy to choose an arbitrary timescale to fit a viewpoint. The author chose a massive timescale from 2002 to 2014 (presenting it as if that period of activi

It's easy to choose an arbitrary timescale to fit a viewpoint. The author chose a massive timescale from 2002 to 2014 (presenting it as if that period of activity were simply unremarkable) - and then made a bold, unsubstantiated claim. I'm not going to give the author any more wiggle room, sorry. I listed multiple BILLION dollar opportunities created in the just the past few years during the tail end of that author's range. I think this shows that the author's argument is weak at best and completely unsubstantiated at worst. The ones founded in 2016/2017 haven't had time to mature yet. I suspect we'll see more breakouts hit ~$1B valuations soon enough. But sure I'll give you examples: * Brex was founded in 2017 and is now worth $2B. * Whatever you think of scooter companies, Lime and Bird were both founded in 2017, and are now $1B+ companies. * Nuro was founded in 2016 and is a $2.7B+ company.