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How? It should be just as useless as the list itself. Lots of EU funds aren't on the list now but they might be in future. Your argument is like saying Yahoo a

by satuke 3y ago

How? It should be just as useless as the list itself. Lots of EU funds aren't on the list now but they might be in future. Your argument is like saying Yahoo and Google should be useless as there weren't many sites to search through in 1990s.

jacquesm 3y ago
Yahoo and Google did not have arbitrary cut-offs for the stuff they included and the stuff that they didn't that led to disenfranchising half the planet (or more, in fact).
- satuke 3y ago
  But how does including a main location infront of a VC disenfranchises half the planet?
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    > But how does including a main location infront of a VC disenfranchises half the planet? I can't parse your comment.
    - superq 3y ago
      Think parent is referring to US-based VC's that have EU offices.
- superq 3y ago
  That word 'disenfranchise' is overused to the point of meaningless cliche; perhaps excluding might be a better word? Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively. In fact, for decades SV VC would mostly only invest in people in a 20 mile radius around Menlo Park/Palo Alto, and those are just the geographic filters. Things being "unfair" is just how life is. It's fine. It is best addressed at making your own luck. The best entrepreneur is one that uncovers and exploits every opportunity available to them, uniquely. VC is great, for those that can get it, but I can't either and I'm in the U.S., just not in the favored location and no intention to be. I'm going to build a monster company in spite of not having VC available to me (at least at this stage). Be determined. Don't give up. You don't need outside investors in most tech startups, and VC increases risk anyway, because it gives another party a say in whether your business dies or fights on... right now, the only one who throws in the towel is you, and you can do it as many times as you like, but you only have to win the game once!
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    In this comment it was used relative to Google and Yahoo. > Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively. That's true, but to them it is a lot more accessible than it is for the rest of the planet.

by satuke 3y ago

jacquesm 3y ago

Yahoo and Google did not have arbitrary cut-offs for the stuff they included and the stuff that they didn't that led to disenfranchising half the planet (or more, in fact).

satuke 3y ago
But how does including a main location infront of a VC disenfranchises half the planet?
- jacquesm 3y ago
  > But how does including a main location infront of a VC disenfranchises half the planet? I can't parse your comment.
  - superq 3y ago
    Think parent is referring to US-based VC's that have EU offices.
superq 3y ago
That word 'disenfranchise' is overused to the point of meaningless cliche; perhaps excluding might be a better word? Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively. In fact, for decades SV VC would mostly only invest in people in a 20 mile radius around Menlo Park/Palo Alto, and those are just the geographic filters. Things being "unfair" is just how life is. It's fine. It is best addressed at making your own luck. The best entrepreneur is one that uncovers and exploits every opportunity available to them, uniquely. VC is great, for those that can get it, but I can't either and I'm in the U.S., just not in the favored location and no intention to be. I'm going to build a monster company in spite of not having VC available to me (at least at this stage). Be determined. Don't give up. You don't need outside investors in most tech startups, and VC increases risk anyway, because it gives another party a say in whether your business dies or fights on... right now, the only one who throws in the towel is you, and you can do it as many times as you like, but you only have to win the game once!
- jacquesm 3y ago
  In this comment it was used relative to Google and Yahoo. > Keep in mind that 99.9% of people in the US are also not really able to pursue VC effectively. That's true, but to them it is a lot more accessible than it is for the rest of the planet.