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It's a bad sign for any company when they have headshots of the team on their webpage before any picture/video of the actual product (3d renders don't count).
by londons_explore 3y ago
It's a bad sign for any company when they have headshots of the team on their webpage before any picture/video of the actual product (3d renders don't count).
In fact, I can't think of a single such company which ended up successful.
- echelon 3y agoThe 3D renders give me pause too. This would be incredibly cool if it doesn't turn out to be vaporware. If it does pan out, Birds Aren't Real [1-3] could finally become reality. [1] https://birdsarentreal.com/ https://birdsarentreal.com/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren%27t_Real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren%27t_Real [3] https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_mcindoe_birds_aren_t_real_how_a_conspiracy_takes_flight https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_mcindoe_birds_aren_t_real_ho...
- parsimo2010 3y agoI was thinking the same thing- the web page lists four employees, two advisors, and two founders. Some of those may be duplicates, but they spent an awful lot of space on the people, and only brief parts of the video on the (computer rendered) product. Maybe some investors will be interested in the names behind the company, but nobody in the police/surveillance market cares. They want to see how closely it looks/sounds like a real bird, how long the battery lasts, etc. I expect that savvy investors realize that too, and probably aren’t chomping at the bit to invest in a company that goes public without at least a prototype to show off.
- mentos 3y agoYea also seems in poor taste when the main application is probably a weapon for the military.
- throwaway743 3y agoAlso a bad sign when a supposed bird drone doesn't make a "CAW CAW" sound