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I just interviewed at Ocado and I agree that it looks like they have it together. But then they’re outsourcing a chunk of the software to my country so not sure

I just interviewed at Ocado and I agree that it looks like they have it together. But then they’re outsourcing a chunk of the software to my country so not sure if that reflects well on the UK. Another one worth mentioning a bit closer to my field is CMR - a surgical robotics company. They’re blowing enormous capital trying to conquer Europe and it might be working. Their tech is convincing and they have good showmanship. If it works out that’s an enormous market. But it’s not visionary - just building on many incremental improvements and respectful of the thorough research and validation required. My external (optimistic) view is that this is something that is given a bit more respect in UK culture. Something about strong educational institutions and empirical reasoned thinking. But then maybe it’s just my POV?

robocat 4y ago
> But it’s not visionary - just building on many incremental improvements and respectful of the thorough research and validation required That is the core idea of most successful businesses. The same thing done very quickly is called a startup. “Visionary” is for government pork barrels, or wealthy investors that want to gamble or gain status, with the most likely outcome of becoming less wealthy. I think building a successful business is best achieved by a series of smaller steps, with each step up-and-to-the-right. Visionary businesses that have a single wallface/cliff to climb have a horrific level of failure.
- scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
  True - my point being that some of these UK companies are tackling more complex problems by methodically breaking them down.