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• IshKebab 2y ago
  > people posting their personal info online for everyone to see? It's not for all to see, and it was even less for all to see when it started. > AirBnb...couch-surfing in strangers houses? That idea didn't really last though; now it's just private landlords. > Netflix mailing DVDs to your house? Obvious idea in the era of Blockbuster. I don't think Netflix were the only ones.
  • ghaff 2y ago
    And there were books on tape rental by mail and probably other things.
  • paulddraper 2y ago
    Lol I congratulate you on investing so well. It was far from obvious for most people that these were wildly successful ideas before they became popular.
    • IshKebab 2y ago
      I think you missed this bit: > they just executed them particularly well or at the right time or with the right connections.
      • paulddraper 2y ago
        Lol "just"
        • IshKebab 2y ago
          Well exactly. The idea is not remotely the hard part. That's pretty much common knowledge at this point.