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Yes, but ... we are on YC site and at least twice a year we hear about cool companies appearing out of the blue with crazy idea and some of them get acquired or
by alexro 16y ago
Yes, but ... we are on YC site and at least twice a year we hear about cool companies appearing out of the blue with crazy idea and some of them get acquired or start bringing profits.
So, the 'cool' factor will continue to have its benefits and is a good method to actually get going initially.
- swombat 16y agoI believe DHH coined the name for those: Lottery tickets. http://www.justin.tv/hackertv/b/259414909 http://www.justin.tv/hackertv/b/259414909
- StavrosK 16y agoI've been calling them that for years now, and I suspect others have too, so the term is hardly novel, but that's exactly what they are. Throw enough things at the wall, a few will stick.
- metageek 16y agoThat goes back at least ten years. In a Doonesbury strip from about 2000, when Mike's company isn't able to make payroll, he tells his daughter everybody's working for stock options now. "Do you know what stock options are?" "Sure! They're like lottery tickets, right?" "Shh!"
- alexro 16y agoAnd just ironic that right at this moment the news about FlightCaster acquisition appear higher on the HN home page :)