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I thought that the entire startup culture was based on the idea that a startup could outpace a behemoth like Google or Microsoft.

• seekely 18y ago
  I think in many cases outpacing the big players might be true, especially when the big players are known for mucking new pursuits up, but in this particular case, the startup is trying to take on niche functionality of search which Google is already very established and very good at. The odds Google mucks up flash indexing are practically nill.
  • trominos 18y ago
    In the long run, maybe. But I certainly think it's plausible that a startup could out-develop Google in a relatively unexplored area over the course of a year or two—and that's all they need, since their exit strategy is (presumably) getting bought out, not IPOing.
  • BrandonM 18y ago
    Did you see the site at all? It already does more than just indexing Flash. I thought it was pretty awesome, personally.