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Those were different times. There’s no more room for scrappy products like that now. You can’t just post an explainer video with an email sign up and expect to
by xwdv 4y ago
Those were different times. There’s no more room for scrappy products like that now. You can’t just post an explainer video with an email sign up and expect to become Dropbox.
Lean startups have been rejected in favor of “Do all the big work up front and then we’ll see if we like it”. It’s MVP fatigue.
- TheHappyOddish 4y agoI can't tell if this is satirical or not. I feel it must be, but you seem so serious!
- janalsncm 4y agoI assume VC firms vary. On the Ycombinator page they say they back companies who don’t even have an MVP. Just a deck and a group of people will do.
- loa_in_ 4y ago> and become dropbox Yes. But you can absolutely want to and actually do make your own file storage and syncing service with web interface and desktop integration and whatnot. In fact, nobody can stop you!