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Beside the whole legal threat drama, is anyone else surprised that replit got $20 million in VC funding for what essentially is a script that can be made by an
by Yoofie 5y ago
Beside the whole legal threat drama, is anyone else surprised that replit got $20 million in VC funding for what essentially is a script that can be made by an intern in a day? And the idea has been around forever and is not even unique.
Is it really that easy to get VC funding for these types of things? Like Jesus, if all it takes is some ideas and moving to SF to secure funding like this, then I have a whole bunch of ideas worth 100's of millions that I would love to sell.
- detaro 5y agoIt's not something you do in "essentially a day" if you want it be secure and reliable. (E.g. the example toy project they link literally just runs python directly on the server: https://github.com/raxod502/python-in-a-box/blob/master/server.js#L13 https://github.com/raxod502/python-in-a-box/blob/master/serv... - you'll need to stop doing that very quickly if public). The parts of their stack that repl.it has put on their own Github looks loads more valuable (and I assume are also not covering some of those core problems) Which makes the reaction weird.
- forgotpwd16 5y ago>Which makes the reaction weird. Consider that funders and investors like the parent reply will say "huh, that's so easy it isn't worth that much money" and it won't be that weird.
- detaro 5y agoWith a view that shallow, tons of well-funded tech companies are "easy", and get funding and success nevertheless.
- forgotpwd16 5y agoDo those companies had a former employee who a year after having worked for them builds an extremely barebones clone in a day and calls it superior (even as a joke) to their product? I bet not.
- detaro 5y agoRandom people making "I build a clone of X in a weekend" posts is not that rare?
- renewiltord 5y agoIt sounded low, honestly.