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The Internet has been the frontier for the last 25 years. That's where most new fortunes were made: providing services or access to it. Perhaps the Internet is
by tlb 7y ago
The Internet has been the frontier for the last 25 years. That's where most new fortunes were made: providing services or access to it.
Perhaps the Internet is now full, or perhaps there's lots more territory.
Other frontiers include biotech and space. Both seem like we've only explored 1% of the potential.
- jdnenej 7y agoWith the internet some uni student could build something and become rich. To just get started on space or medical stuff takes more money than most whole corporations have.
- tlb 7y agoHere are 61 companies that got started on biomedical stuff, most with just $150k, in the last few years: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?vertical=Biomedical https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?vertical=Biomedical and https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?vertical=Biotech https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/?vertical=Biotech Not all will succeed, but some will. You can absolutely start with nothing but some knowledge and ambition.