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So many questions. Is this a YC company? Did they apply? Does anyone know anything about them at all? It just screams scam to me. Who would give them $200 for v
by natch 3y ago
So many questions. Is this a YC company? Did they apply? Does anyone know anything about them at all? It just screams scam to me. Who would give them $200 for vapor? [Edit: I have been told the device has been demoed in a comment below, so perhaps it might be real.]
Let’s say Apple were to do this. Apple would take years to get it right but when they announced it would be with a date with an accuracy to within a certain quarter. And it would just work on day one. Of course it would be saddled with subscriptions, but it would be real.
It just doesn’t smell right that a team led by a guy who can’t manage to pronounce his own first name clearly could think through all the issues and have a coherent vision within a year of when LLMs really took off.
Another possibility my paranoid mind comes up with here is the team/founder caught wind of some half baked research from inside Apple and decided they would try to pull a fast one and whip out a product before Apple could. And by the way, again of course it’s vapor, until it’s not, but we are still at the “it is” stage.
- wenc 3y ago> It just doesn’t smell right that a team led by a guy who can’t manage to pronounce his own first name clearly could think through all the issues and have a coherent vision within a year of when LLMs really took off. Weird ad hominem. Your entire comment reeks of a bundle of biases.
- c_o_n_v_e_x 3y agoA few colleagues and I were baffled about the launch. Anecdotally, between the group, we consume a huge amount of tech news daily and were all caught off guard by the launch. How were 10k sold in a day if no one's heard of this company before?
- swyx 3y ago> Who would give them $200 for vapor? this doesnt qualify for vapor - they have shown the device in use, and announced a ship date.
- whstl 3y agoThe CEO was/is also the CEO in an YC company: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech (Click the LinkedIn icon for more info) Don't know the current status.
- noman-land 3y agoI was confused and skeptical until I saw Teenage Engineering involvement. They are an all star company that has never come even close to half-assing a product. Their gear and design chops are absolutely ace.
- anentropic 3y agoWhy is this so chunky and cumbersome then? It looks like it's not going to fit in my pocket
- natch 3y agoThat does say a lot for sure. Thanks.