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YC works because B2B can survive early with a few paying customers Gaming is pure B2C: hit driven, capital intensive, and unforgiving

• spacemarine1 9mo ago
  Fair point though Humble Bundle was B2C. There are clever gaming platforms out there and the best games seem to turn into platforms effectively.
• doctorpangloss 9mo ago
  It’s a little more nuanced than that. B2B offerings cost money, video games cost time haha
• api 9mo ago
  B2B isn't as hit driven as gaming but it's still hit driven. Most startups fail.
• FloorEgg 9mo ago
  That doesn't sound right to me. A lot of b2b comes with high barrier to entry. Also I know of many successful indie games, some of which were built by one person. I can think of so many exceptions to your point on both sides that I question your thesis as a rule.
• rapidfl 9mo ago
  That's a good point. Some of the (many) B2B companies in YC also get a decent start by selling to the other YC companies.