whether the startup is the goal or the means to a greater end doesn't really matter in the long run as far as I'm concerned. that daring to come up with some id

whether the startup is the goal or the means to a greater end doesn't really matter in the long run as far as I'm concerned. that daring to come up with some idea, any idea, and build a beta site is enough whether they think this is enough or not is irrelevant as startups which think this way will generally fail in the long run, regardless. People may be getting lazy, but there is still always the final test of consumer reaction. If youre not providing something people need and youre not doing it as well as possible, youre not competitive and youre not going to last.