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Here's what I don't get - why is the existence of Uber proof of anything? Yes, you're right, Uber is not particularly innovative. Neither is the pizza place do

by edanm 5y ago

Here's what I don't get - why is the existence of Uber proof of anything? Yes, you're right, Uber is not particularly innovative. Neither is the pizza place down the corner. They're both a business that's trying to make money, albeit at different scale and via different products. But the existence of the pizza place doesn't prove that there aren't companies creating innovation. Neither does the existence of Uber.

Apocryphon 5y ago
Perhaps there should be a study about how much of VC funding goes into companies that aim at “disruption” rather than “innovation.” If Uber, symbolizing the former, is more predominant over innovation companies, then the author has a point. Also see the entire economy is MoviePass now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17085538 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17085538