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Okay, so that's not all startups, as it turns out. Some of us are actually solving hard technical problems -- the FAANGs aren't actually solving all problems.
by bcantrill 6y ago
Okay, so that's not all startups, as it turns out. Some of us are actually solving hard technical problems -- the FAANGs aren't actually solving all problems. Yes, it's different to raise a hard-tech seed, but let us please not pretend that just because you yourself don't do it, that those of us who do don't exist...
- Swizec 6y agoYou exist and you’re hard to find among a sea of “Take existing tech, apply to new business domain” product startups. Ergo what GP said > The concern is that there is zero real R&D or product development spending. PS if your R&D is in AI that does not fall under my original comment on “web/mobile stuff”
- bcantrill 6y agoFair enough -- I'm probably still a bit prickly from raising a hard-tech seed! (For which, if it needs to be said, most of the dynamics described in the article do not apply...)