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This line of thought is perplexing. Wouldn't want someone else's enterprise to succeed, now, would we?
by DanI-S 16y ago
This line of thought is perplexing. Wouldn't want someone else's enterprise to succeed, now, would we?
- getsat 16y ago> Wouldn't want someone else's enterprise to succeed, now, would we? Not when it revolves entirely around data mining and hype.
- dexen 16y agoHuh? Let this particular business succeed on its merits, just like the average start-up. Not merely on buzz fueled by 41 and six zeros. No need a celebrity type success here (where ``celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness''). Anyway, thanks for pointing out my post could be mis-understood that much.
- DanI-S 16y agoIf $41m is what is needed for this company to generate huge buzz, build a massive user base and make phenomenal amounts of money, it's a completely valid venture. I'm not arguing that it will be a success - it just seems sensible to wait for the outcome before passing judgement on whether the investment was worthwhile. Let this particular business succeed on its merits, just like the average start-up. Surely one of those 'merits' is having the wiles to raise large amounts of funding and spend it appropriately, including on mindshare?
- Entaroadun 16y agoA line of thought such that everything happens deserves to happen?
- tomkarlo 16y agoAgreed... I'd rather open HN and see headlines about a great app/service I've /never heard of/ than more headlines about an app everyone has already heard of, but doesn't seem to actually deliver much yet.