Thank you for sharing your experience, that was insightful. The long view of history, rising and falling waves of innovation, funding, market demands, new idea

Thank you for sharing your experience, that was insightful. The long view of history, rising and falling waves of innovation, funding, market demands, new ideas and shifts in technology.. After each winter, a new cycle begins with a search for: > a match between value and [technology's] ability to deliver it with enough margin to support building a company Which sounds like "product-market fit". That makes me think, what may seem like a downturn in the industry or saturation in a market segment, could be a sign that fresh pastures are needed, with new opportunities for those who can see where things will go, the next big ideas (which often start small and look like a toy to the established/entrenched players). > If you can see the things that gave the market wings over the last 10 years, often there are hints about the next thing that will generate the excitement. This is what I love about the world of computers and technology. The people who inhabit it, who push it forward, are driven by imagination and a kind of undying hope, to see the blue skies beyond the weather of today.